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The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? (KJV)

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אַרְיֵ֥ה'ar.Yeha lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 1

שָׁאָ֖גsha.'Agit has roared

Lemma: שָׁאַג (sha.ag) · Strong's: H7580

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to roar

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 37:4, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 38:8, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 104:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7580; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 2

מִ֣יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 3

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 3:8 word 4

יִירָ֑אyi.Ra'will he be afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 5

אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 6

יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: YHWH/God

Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 7

דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Berhe has spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 8

מִ֖יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Amos 3:8 word 9

לֹ֥אlo'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 3:8 word 10

יִנָּבֵֽא\׃yi.na.Ve'will he prophesy

Lemma: נָבָא (na.va) · Strong's: H5012

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

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 3:8 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

The lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
has roared	→	שָׁאַג H7580 to roar
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
fear	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
The Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
GOD	→	יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God
has spoken	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
who	→	מִי H4310 who?
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
prophesy	→	נָבָא H5012 to prophesy

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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