Amos 4:1 Go deeper
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. (KJV)
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שִׁמְע֞וּshim.'Uhear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 1
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe word
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 2
הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 3
פָּר֤וֹתpa.RotO cows of
Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6510
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: heifer
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:18, Genesis 41:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6510; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 4
הַבָּשָׁן֙ha.ba.Shan<the> Bashan
Lemma: בָּשָׁן (ba.shan) · Strong's: H1316
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bashan
Used 60 times. Also: Numbers 21:33, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 3:1, Deuteronomy 3:3, Deuteronomy 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1316; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 5
אֲשֶׁר֙'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 4:1 word 6
בְּהַ֣רbe.Har[are] on [the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 7
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 8
הָעֹשְׁק֣וֹתha.'o.she.Kotwho oppress
Lemma: עָשַׁק (a.shaq) · Strong's: H6231
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:4, Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:14, Deuteronomy 28:29, Deuteronomy 28:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6231; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 9
דַּלִּ֔יםda.Limpoor [people]
Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: poor
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 10
הָרֹצְצ֖וֹתha.ro.tze.Tzotwho crush
Lemma: רָצַץ (ra.tsats) · Strong's: H7533
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to crush
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 25:22, Deuteronomy 28:33, Judges 9:53, Judges 10:8, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7533; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 11
אֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים'ev.yo.Nimneedy [people]
Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: needy
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 12
הָאֹמְרֹ֥תha.'o.me.Rotwho say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
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 4:1 word 13
לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.Hemto masters their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 14
הָבִ֥יאָהha.Vi.'ahbring !
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Amos 4:1 word 15
וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה\׃ve.nish.Tehso we may drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)
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 4:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| you cows | → | פָּרָה H6510 heifer |
| of Bashan | → | בָּשָׁן H1316 Bashan |
| on Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| you women who oppress | → | עָשַׁק H6231 to oppress |
| the poor | → | דַּל H1800 poor |
| and crush | → | רָצַץ H7533 to crush |
| the needy | → | אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy |
| who say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to your husbands | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| Bring us | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| more to drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
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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