Amos

Amos 3:2–3

²“Only you have I known^a

from all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punish you

for all your iniquities.”

³Can two walk together

without agreeing where to go?^b

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Only	רַ֚ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
you	אֶתְכֶ֣ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
have I known	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
from all	מִכֹּ֖ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the families	מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת	miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4940 clan
of the earth	הָאֲדָמָ֑ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I will punish	אֶפְקֹ֣ד	’ep̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
you	עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
for all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your iniquities	עֲוֺנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can two	שְׁנַ֖יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
walk	הֲיֵלְכ֥וּ	hă·yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
together	יַחְדָּ֑ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
without	בִּלְתִּ֖י	bil·tî	Preposition	H1115 not, except
agreeing	נוֹעָֽדוּ׃	nō·w·‘ā·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3259 appoint

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 3:2 Deuteronomy 7:6 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 10:15 · 1 Peter 4:17 · Zechariah 14:17–18 · Jeremiah 9:25 · Jeremiah 14:10 · Deuteronomy 32:9 · Jeremiah 10:25 · Daniel 9:12 · Ezekiel 9:6 · Jeremiah 11:22

Amos 3:3 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · Genesis 17:1 · Genesis 5:22 · Genesis 6:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.