Amos

Amos 8:5

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.

Footnotes

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

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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

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 13:15–21 · Micah 6:10–11 · Hosea 12:7 · Deuteronomy 25:13–16 · Leviticus 19:36 · Exodus 20:8–10 · Proverbs 20:23 · Proverbs 11:1 · Proverbs 16:11 · Isaiah 1:13 · 2 Kings 4:23 · Ezekiel 45:10–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.