Amos

Amos 8:4–7

⁴Hear this, you who trample the needy,

who do away with the poor of the land,

⁵asking, “When will the New Moon be over,

that we may sell grain?

When will the Sabbath end,

that we may market wheat?

Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel;^d

let us cheat with dishonest scales.

⁶Let us buy the poor with silver

and the needy for a pair of sandals,

selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

⁷The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob:

“I will never forget any of their deeds.

Footnotes

d 8:5 Or Let us reduce the measure and increase the price

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Amos 8:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֕את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
you who trample	הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖ים	haš·šō·’ă·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
the needy	אֶבְי֑וֹן	’eḇ·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
who do away with	וְלַשְׁבִּ֖ית	wə·laš·bîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7673 cease, desist, rest
the poor	עַנְוֵי	ʿan·wē	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6035 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
of the land	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Amos 8:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
asking	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
When	מָתַ֞י	mā·ṯay	Interrogative	H4970 when?
will the New Moon	הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
be over	יַעֲבֹ֤ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
that we may sell	וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה	wə·naš·bî·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7666 buy grain
grain	שֶּׁ֔בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7668 corn, grain
When will the Sabbath	וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת	wə·haš·šab·bāṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
that we may market	וְנִפְתְּחָה־	wə·nip̄·tə·ḥāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H6605 open
wheat	בָּ֑ר	bār	Noun - masculine singular	H1250 corn
Let us reduce	לְהַקְטִ֤ין	lə·haq·ṭîn	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6994 be small, insignificant
the ephah	אֵיפָה֙	’ê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H374 ephah
and increase	וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל	ū·lə·haḡ·dîl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H1431 grow up, become great
the shekel	שֶׁ֔קֶל	še·qel	Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
let us cheat	וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת	ū·lə·‘aw·wêṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5791 be bent, crooked
with dishonest	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery
scales	מֹאזְנֵ֥י	mō·zə·nê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H3976 balances, scales

Amos 8:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let us buy	לִקְנ֤וֹת	liq·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7069 get, acquire
the poor	דַּלִּ֔ים	dal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
with silver	בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙	bak·ke·sep̄	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and the needy	וְאֶבְי֖וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
for	בַּעֲב֣וּר	ba·‘ă·ḇūr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
a pair of sandals	נַעֲלָ֑יִם	na·‘ă·lā·yim	Noun - fd	H5275 sandal, shoe
selling	נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃	naš·bîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural	H7666 buy grain
even the chaff	וּמַפַּ֥ל	ū·map·pal	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4651 refuse, hanging parts
with the wheat	בַּ֖ר	bar	Noun - masculine singular	H1250 corn

Amos 8:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֥ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by the Pride	בִּגְא֣וֹן	biḡ·’ō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1347 exaltation
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
I will never	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
forget	אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח	’eš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7911 forget
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of their deeds	מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃	ma·‘ă·śê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4639 deed, work