Amos
Amos 2:10
10And I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and led you forty years in the wilderness,
that you might take possession
of the land of the Amorite.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I | וְאָנֹכִ֛י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| brought | הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי | he·‘ĕ·lê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| you up | אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and led | וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ | wā·’ō·w·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֤ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| forty | אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| that you might take possession | לָרֶ֖שֶׁת | lā·re·šeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| of the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of the Amorite | הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ | hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 2:7 · Exodus 12:51 · Acts 7:42 · Amos 3:1 · Acts 13:18 · Exodus 3:8 · Amos 9:7 · Micah 6:4 · Numbers 14:31–35 · Psalm 105:42–43 · Deuteronomy 8:2–4 · Ezekiel 20:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.