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Thus saith the LORD ; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: (KJV)
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כֹּ֚הkohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 1
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 2
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 3
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 4
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.Shahthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 5
פִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'Ei<the> transgressions of
Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: transgression
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 6
עַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahGaza
Lemma: עַזָּה (az.zah) · Strong's: H5804
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gaza
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 10:41, Joshua 11:22, Joshua 15:47, Judges 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5804; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 7
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 8
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 10
אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuI will revoke it
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to return: repent
Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 11
עַל\־'al-because
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 12
הַגְלוֹתָ֛םhag.lo.Tamcarried away into exile they
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to reveal: remove
Used 74 times. Also: Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540K; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 13
גָּל֥וּתga.Lutexile
Lemma: גָּלוּת (ga.lut) · Strong's: H1546
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: captivity
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:27, Isaiah 20:4, Isaiah 45:13, Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 28:4, Jeremiah 29:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1546; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 14
שְׁלֵמָ֖הshe.le.Mahcomplete
Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) · Strong's: H8003
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: complete
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 34:21, Deuteronomy 25:15, Deuteronomy 27:6, Joshua 8:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8003; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 15
לְהַסְגִּ֥ירle.has.Girto deliver up [them]
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 16
לֶאֱדֽוֹם\׃le.'e.Domto Edom
Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Edom
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Amos 1:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| For | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| transgressions | → | פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression |
| of Gaza | → | עַזָּה H5804 Gaza |
| even | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| I will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| revoke [My judgment] | → | שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent |
| because | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| they exiled | → | גָּלָה H1540K to reveal: remove |
| a whole | → | שָׁלֵם H8003 complete |
| population | → | גָּלוּת H1546 captivity |
| delivering [them] up | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| to Edom | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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