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Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. (KJV)
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וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יve.'A.no.Khiand I
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 1
הִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiI destroyed
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 2
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 2:9 word 3
הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]
Lemma: אֱמֹרִי (e.mo.ri) · Strong's: H0567
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Amorite
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0567; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 4
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.Hemfrom before them
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 6
כְּגֹ֤בַהּke.Goah[was] like [the] height of
Lemma: גֹּ֫בַהּ (go.vah) · Strong's: H1363
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: height
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:4, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 32:26, Job 11:8, Job 22:12, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1363; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 7
אֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.Zimcedars
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cedar
Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 8
גָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.Hoheight his
Lemma: גֹּ֫בַהּ (go.vah) · Strong's: H1363
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: height
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:4, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 32:26, Job 11:8, Job 22:12, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1363; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 9
וְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.Sonand [is] strong
Lemma: חָסֹן (cha.son) · Strong's: H2634
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2634; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 10
ה֖וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 11
כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.Nimlike <the> oaks
Lemma: אַלּוֹן (al.lon) · Strong's: H0437
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: oak
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 35:8, Isaiah 2:13, Isaiah 6:13, Isaiah 44:14, Ezekiel 27:6, Hosea 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0437; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 12
וָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.Midand I destroyed
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhw1cs)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 13
פִּרְיוֹ֙pir.Yofruit his
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 14
מִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'al<from> above
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 15
וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.Shavand roots his
Lemma: שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ (she.resh) · Strong's: H8328
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: root
Used 33 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Judges 5:14, 2 Kings 19:30, Job 8:17, Job 13:27, Job 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8328; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 16
מִתָּֽחַת\׃mi.Ta.chat<from> beneath
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Amos 2:9 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Yet [it was] I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| who destroyed | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| the Amorite | → | אֱמֹרִי H0567 Amorite |
| before them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| though | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| his height | → | גֹּ֫בַהּ H1363 height |
| was like that of | → | גֹּ֫בַהּ H1363 height |
| the cedars | → | אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar |
| and he was | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| as strong | → | חָסֹן H2634 strong |
| as the oaks | → | אַלּוֹן H0437 oak |
| Yet I destroyed | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| his fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| above | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| and his roots | → | שֹׁ֫רֶשׁ H8328 root |
| below | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
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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