Amos
Amos 2:11
11I raised up prophets from your sons
and Nazirites from your young men.
Is this not true,
O children of Israel?”
declares the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I raised up | וָאָקִ֤ים | wā·’ā·qîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| prophets | לִנְבִיאִ֔ים | lin·ḇî·’îm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| from your sons | מִבְּנֵיכֶם֙ | mib·bə·nê·ḵem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and Nazirites | לִנְזִרִ֑ים | lin·zi·rîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5139 one consecrated, devoted |
| from your young men | וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖ם | ū·mib·ba·ḥū·rê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H970 young man |
| Is this | זֹ֛את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| not | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| true | הַאַ֥ף | ha·’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| O children | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.