Amos
Amos 6:5
5You improvise songs on the harp like David
and invent your own musical instruments.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You improvise | הַפֹּרְטִ֖ים | hap·pō·rə·ṭîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6527 scatter words, prate |
| songs | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| on the harp | הַנָּ֑בֶל | han·nā·ḇel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| like David | כְּדָוִ֕יד | kə·ḏā·wîḏ | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and invent | חָשְׁב֥וּ | ḥā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2803 think, account |
| your own | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| musical | שִֽׁיר׃ | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| instruments | כְּלֵי־ | kə·lê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 5:12 · Amos 5:23 · Amos 8:3 · Ecclesiastes 2:8 · Job 21:11–12 · 1 Chronicles 23:5 · Genesis 31:27 · 1 Peter 4:3 · 1 Chronicles 15:16 · Revelation 18:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.