Amos

Amos 3:5

⁵Does a bird land in a snare

where no bait has been set?

Does a trap spring from the ground

when it has nothing to catch?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does a bird	צִפּוֹר֙	ṣip·pō·wr	Noun - common singular	H6833 bird
land	הֲתִפֹּ֤ל	hă·ṯip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a snare	פַּ֣ח	paḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6341 bird-trap
where no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
bait	וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ	ū·mō·w·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure
Does a trap	פַּח֙	paḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H6341 bird-trap
spring	הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־	hă·ya·‘ă·leh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
when it has	וְלָכ֖וֹד	wə·lā·ḵō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
nothing	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to catch	יִלְכּֽוֹד׃	yil·kō·wḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.