Amos

Amos 2:12

¹²“But you made the Nazirites drink wine

and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But you made the Nazirites	הַנְּזִרִ֖ים	han·nə·zi·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
drink	וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ	wat·taš·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and commanded	צִוִּיתֶ֣ם	ṣiw·wî·ṯem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִים֙	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to prophesy	תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃	tin·nā·ḇə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5012 prophesy

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.