Amos

Amos 5:8

⁸He who made the Pleiades and Orion,

who turns darkness into dawn

and darkens day into night,

who summons the waters of the sea

and pours them over the face of the earth —

the LORD is His name —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who made	עֹשֵׂ֨ה	‘ō·śêh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H6213 do, make
the Pleiades	כִימָ֜ה	ḵî·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H3598 Pleiades
and Orion	וּכְסִ֗יל	ū·ḵə·sîl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3685 Orion
who turns	וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ	wə·hō·p̄êḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
darkness	צַלְמָ֔וֶת	ṣal·mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
into dawn	לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙	lab·bō·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
and darkens	הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ	heḥ·šîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2821 be, grow dark
day	וְי֖וֹם	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
into night	לַ֣יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
who summons	הַקּוֹרֵ֣א	haq·qō·w·rê	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the waters	לְמֵֽי־	lə·mê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the sea	הַיָּ֗ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and pours them	וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם	way·yiš·pə·ḵêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8210 pour out, pour
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is His name	שְׁמֽוֹ׃ס	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name

Cross-references

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Amos 4:13 · Job 9:9 · Amos 9:6 · Psalm 104:20 · Amos 8:9 · Job 38:31–32 · Psalm 107:10–14 · Exodus 10:21–23 · Job 38:12–13 · Job 12:22 · Psalm 104:6–9 · Psalm 105:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.