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Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: (KJV)

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וְאָבַ֤דve.'a.Vadand it will be lost

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 1

מָנוֹס֙ma.nOsa place of escape

Lemma: מָנוֹס (ma.nos) · Strong's: H4498

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: refuge

Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:3, Job 11:20, Psalms 59:16, Psalms 142:4, Jeremiah 16:19, Jeremiah 25:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4498; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 2

מִקָּ֔לmi.Kalfrom a swift [person]

Lemma: קַל (qal) · Strong's: H7031

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: swift

Used 13 times. Also: 2 Samuel 2:18, Job 24:18, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7031; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 3

וְחָזָ֖קve.cha.Zakand a strong [person]

Lemma: חָזָק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2389

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: strong

Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 3:19, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2389; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 4

לֹא\־lo'-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 2:14 word 5

יְאַמֵּ֣ץye.'a.Metzhe will make firm

Lemma: אָמֵץ (a.mats) · Strong's: H0553

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to strengthen

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Deuteronomy 2:30, Deuteronomy 3:28, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0553; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 6

כֹּח֑וֹko.Chopower his

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 7

וְגִבּ֖וֹרve.gi.Borand a mighty [person]

Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: mighty man

Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-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 2:14 word 9

יְמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.Lethe will save

Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to escape

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 10

נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Amos 2:14 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Escape	→	מָנוֹס H4498 refuge
will fail	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
the swift	→	קַל H7031 swift
the strong	→	חָזָק H2389 strong
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
prevail	→	אָמֵץ H0553 to strengthen
by his strength	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
and the mighty	→	גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
save	→	מָלַט H4422 to escape
his life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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