Amos
Amos 5:15
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.