Amos

Amos 9:1

¹I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:

“Strike the tops of the pillars

so that the thresholds shake.

Topple them on the heads of all the people,

and I will kill the rest with the sword.

None of those who flee will get away;

none of the fugitives will escape.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I saw	רָאִ֨יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֜י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
standing	נִצָּ֣ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
beside	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
and He said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Strike	הַ֨ךְ	haḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5221 smite
the tops of the pillars	הַכַּפְתּ֜וֹר	hak·kap̄·tō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3730 capital
so that the thresholds	הַסִּפִּ֗ים	has·sip·pîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5592 basin, goblet
shake	וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ	wə·yir·‘ă·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7493 quake, shake
Topple them	וּבְצַ֙עַם֙	ū·ḇə·ṣa·‘am	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1214 cut off, break off, gain by violence
on the heads	בְּרֹ֣אשׁ	bə·rōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of all the people	כֻּלָּ֔ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
and I will kill	אֶהֱרֹ֑ג	’e·hĕ·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2026 kill, slay
the rest	וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖ם	wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H319 after-part, end
with the sword	בַּחֶ֣רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
None	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of those who flee	יָנ֤וּס	yā·nūs	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
will get away	נָ֔ס	nās	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
none	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of the fugitives	פָּלִֽיט׃	pā·lîṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
will escape	יִמָּלֵ֥ט	yim·mā·lêṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away

Cross-references

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Psalm 68:21 · Revelation 1:17 · Isaiah 6:1 · John 1:18 · Isaiah 6:3–4 · Amos 3:14 · Habakkuk 3:13 · Jeremiah 48:44 · Zephaniah 2:14 · Ezekiel 10:4 · Amos 2:14–15 · Zechariah 11:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.