Amos
Amos 4:7
7“I also withheld the rain from you
when the harvest was three months away.
I sent rain on one city
but withheld it from another.
One field received rain;
another without rain withered.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אָנֹכִי֩ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| also | וְגַ֣ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| withheld | מָנַ֨עְתִּי | mā·na‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4513 withhold, hold back |
| the rain | הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם | hag·ge·šem | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| from you | מִכֶּ֜ם | mik·kem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| when the harvest was | לַקָּצִ֔יר | laq·qā·ṣîr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| months | חֳדָשִׁים֙ | ḥo·ḏā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| away | בְּע֨וֹד | bə·‘ō·wḏ | Preposition-b; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| I sent rain | וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ | wə·him·ṭar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H4305 rain |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| one | אֶחָ֔ת | ’e·ḥāṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| but withheld | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| another | אַחַ֖ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| One | אַחַת֙ | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| field | חֶלְקָ֤ה | ḥel·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2513 portion |
| received rain | תִּמָּטֵ֔ר | tim·mā·ṭêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4305 rain |
| another | וְחֶלְקָ֛ה | wə·ḥel·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2513 portion |
| without | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| rain | תַמְטִ֥יר | ṯam·ṭîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4305 rain |
| withered | תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ | tî·ḇāš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 9:26 · Jeremiah 3:3 · Exodus 9:4 · Isaiah 5:6 · Exodus 10:23 · 2 Chronicles 7:13–14 · Joel 2:23 · 1 Kings 8:35–36 · Deuteronomy 11:17 · Leviticus 26:18–21 · James 5:17 · Judges 6:37–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.