Amos

Amos 7:14

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.

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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

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