Amos

Amos 7:14–15

¹⁴“I was not^b a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son^c of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. ¹⁵But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

Footnotes

b 7:14 Or I am not
c 7:14 Or nor am I the son

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Amos 7:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹ֔כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
was not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a prophet	נָבִ֣יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Amos	עָמוֹס֙	‘ā·mō·ws	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5986 Amos
replied	וַיַּ֤עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
the son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of a prophet	נָבִ֖יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
rather	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹ֑כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
was a herdsman	בוֹקֵ֥ר	ḇō·w·qêr	Noun - masculine singular	H951 herdsman
a tender	וּבוֹלֵ֥ס	ū·ḇō·w·lês	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H1103 gather figs
of sycamore-fig trees	שִׁקְמִֽים׃	šiq·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8256 sycomore tree

Amos 7:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
took me	וַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִי	way·yiq·qā·ḥê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3947 take
from following	מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the flock	הַצֹּ֑אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Go	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֖א	hin·nā·ḇê	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
My people	עַמִּ֥י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Amos 7:14 Amos 1:1 · Zechariah 13:5 · 1 Corinthians 1:27 · 2 Kings 2:5 · 2 Kings 4:38 · 2 Kings 2:3 · 2 Chronicles 19:2

Amos 7:15 2 Samuel 7:8 · Ezekiel 2:3–4 · Acts 5:20 · Matthew 4:18–19 · Jeremiah 1:7 · Psalm 78:70–72 · Matthew 9:9 · Acts 1:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.