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But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. (KJV)
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וַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.Kuand you made drink
Lemma: שָׁקָה (sha.qah) · Strong's: H8248H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhw2mp)
Meaning: to water: drink
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 24:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8248H; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 2
הַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.Rimthe Nazirites
Lemma: נָזִיר (na.zir) · Strong's: H5139
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Nazirite
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:26, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:13, Numbers 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5139; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 3
יָ֑יִןYa.yinwine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 4
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and to
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 2:12 word 5
הַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophets
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 6
צִוִּיתֶ֣םtzi.vi.Temyou commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpp2mp)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 7
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 2:12 word 8
לֹ֖אlo'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 2:12 word 9
תִּנָּבְאֽוּ\׃ti.na.ve.'Uyou must prophesy
Lemma: נָבָא (na.va) · Strong's: H5012
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNi2mp)
Meaning: to prophesy
Used 114 times. Also: Numbers 11:25, Numbers 11:26, Numbers 11:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5012; TAHOT Amos 2:12 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But you made the Nazirites | → | נָזִיר H5139 Nazirite |
| drink | → | שָׁקָה H8248H to water: drink |
| wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the prophets | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to prophesy | → | נָבָא H5012 to prophesy |
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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