Amos

Amos 6:10

¹⁰And when the relative who is to burn the bodies^a picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?”

“None,” that person will answer.

“Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”

Footnotes

a 6:10 Or to make a funeral fire to honor the dead

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when the relative	דּוֹד֣וֹ	dō·w·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1730 beloved, love
who is to burn	וּמְסָרְפ֗וֹ	ū·mə·sā·rə·p̄ōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5635 cremate, be, of kin
picks them up	וּנְשָׂא֞וֹ	ū·nə·śā·’ōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to remove them	לְהוֹצִ֣יא	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the house	הַבַּיִת֒	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
he will call	וְאָמַ֞ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to one	לַאֲשֶׁ֨ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
inside	בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י	bə·yar·kə·ṯê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
Is anyone else	הַע֥וֹד	ha·‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
with you	עִמָּ֖ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
None	אָ֑פֶס	’ā·p̄es	Noun - masculine singular	H657 the two extremities
that person will answer	וְאָמַ֣ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Silence	הָ֔ס	hās	Interjection	H2013 hush
will retort	וְאָמַ֣ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the name	בְּשֵׁ֥ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be invoked	לְהַזְכִּ֖יר	lə·haz·kîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2142 remember

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1 Samuel 31:12 · Amos 8:3 · Amos 5:13 · Ezekiel 20:39 · Jeremiah 16:6 · Ezekiel 24:21 · Numbers 17:12 · Jeremiah 44:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.