Amos

Amos 5:14–15

¹⁴Seek good, not evil,

so that you may live.

And the LORD, the God of Hosts,

will be with you, as you have claimed.

¹⁵Hate evil and love good;

establish justice in the gate.

Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts,

will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Seek	דִּרְשׁוּ־	dir·šū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1875 resort to, seek
good	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
evil	רָ֖ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
so that	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
you may live	תִּֽחְי֑וּ	tiḥ·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2421 live
And the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Hosts	צְבָא֛וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
will be	וִיהִי־	wî·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with you	אִתְּכֶ֖ם	’it·tə·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H854 with
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have claimed	אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃	’ă·mar·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hate	שִׂנְאוּ־	śin·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8130 hate
evil	רָע֙	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and love	וְאֶ֣הֱבוּ	wə·’e·hĕ·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H157 love
good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
establish	וְהַצִּ֥יגוּ	wə·haṣ·ṣî·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3322 set, place
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
in the gate	בַשַּׁ֖עַר	ḇaš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
Perhaps	אוּלַ֗י	’ū·lay	Adverb	H194 peradventure, perhaps
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
will be gracious	יֶֽחֱנַ֛ן	ye·ḥĕ·nan	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
to the remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֥ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of Joseph	יוֹסֵֽף׃ס	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph

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

Amos 5:14 Joshua 1:9 · Matthew 6:33 · Micah 6:8 · Micah 3:11 · Philippians 4:8–9 · 2 Timothy 4:22 · Isaiah 48:1–2 · Psalm 34:12–16 · 1 Chronicles 28:20 · Genesis 39:2–3 · Romans 2:7–9 · Jeremiah 7:3–4

Amos 5:15 Romans 12:9 · 3 John 1:11 · Psalm 97:10 · Joel 2:14 · 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 · Micah 5:7–8 · Romans 8:7 · Micah 5:3 · 1 Kings 20:31 · Exodus 32:30 · Amos 5:24 · 2 Kings 19:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.