Amos

Amos 2:8

8They lie down beside every altar

on garments taken in pledge.

And in the house of their God,b

they drink wine obtained through fines.c

Footnotes

  • b 2:8 Or of their gods
  • c 2:8 Or they drink the wine of those who have been fined

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They lie downיַטּ֔וּyaṭ·ṭūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
besideאֵ֖צֶל’ê·ṣelPrepositionH681 conjunction, proximity
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz·bê·aḥNoun - masculine singularH4196 altar
onוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
garmentsבְּגָדִ֤יםbə·ḡā·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH899 treachery
taken in pledgeחֲבֻלִים֙ḥă·ḇu·lîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH2254 bind, pledge
And in the houseבֵּ֖יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃’ĕ·lō·hê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH430 God
they drinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyiš·tūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8354 drink
wineוְיֵ֤יןwə·yênConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3196 wine
obtained through finesעֲנוּשִׁים֙‘ă·nū·šîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH6064 fine, mulct

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Deuteronomy 24:12–17 · Exodus 22:26–27 · Amos 6:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.