Amos
Amos 8:6
6Let us buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.