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And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. (KJV)
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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 2:8 word 1
בְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.Dimgarments
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 2
חֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.Limtaken in pledge
Lemma: חָבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2254A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to pledge
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:6, Deuteronomy 24:17, Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2254A; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 3
יַטּ֔וּya.Tuthey stretch out
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 4
אֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelbeside
Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: beside
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 5
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 6
מִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achaltar
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 7
וְיֵ֤יןve.Yeinand [the] wine of
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:8 word 8
עֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.Shimfines
Lemma: עָנַשׁ (a.nash) · Strong's: H6064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: to fine
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 21:22, Deuteronomy 22:19, 2 Chronicles 36:3, Proverbs 17:26, Proverbs 21:11, Proverbs 22:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6064; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 9
יִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.Tuthey drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 10
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 11
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.Hemgod their
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Amos 2:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They lie down | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| beside | → | אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| garments | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| taken in pledge | → | חָבַל H2254A to pledge |
| And in the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| they drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| obtained through fines | → | עָנַשׁ H6064 to fine |
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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