Amos

Amos 3:12

¹²This is what the LORD says:

“As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion

two legs or a piece of an ear,

so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued

having just the corner of a bed

or the cushion of a couch.^d

Footnotes

d 3:12 Or so will the Israelites be snatched away, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּה֮	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
As	כַּאֲשֶׁר֩	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the shepherd	הָרֹעֶ֜ה	hā·rō·‘eh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
snatches	יַצִּ֨יל	yaṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from the mouth	מִפִּ֧י	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the lion	הָאֲרִ֛י	hā·’ă·rî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
two	שְׁתֵּ֥י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
legs	כְרָעַ֖יִם	ḵə·rā·‘a·yim	Noun - fd	H3767 leg
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a piece	בְדַל־	ḇə·ḏal-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H915 piece, severed piece
of an ear	אֹ֑זֶן	’ō·zen	Noun - feminine singular	H241 ear
so	כֵּ֣ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
dwelling	הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙	hay·yō·šə·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Samaria	בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	bə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
will be rescued	יִנָּצְל֞וּ	yin·nā·ṣə·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
the corner	בִּפְאַ֥ת	bip̄·’aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
of a bed	מִטָּ֖ה	miṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4296 couch, bed
or the cushion	וּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק	ū·ḇiḏ·me·šeq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1833 ?
of a couch	עָֽרֶשׂ׃	‘ā·reś	Noun - feminine singular	H6210 couch, divan

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1 Samuel 17:34–37 · Romans 11:4–5 · Isaiah 31:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.