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For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right . (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 1

יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiI know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 2

רַבִּ֣יםra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 3

פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.Khemtransgressions your

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 4

וַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.Mimand numerous

Lemma: עָצוּם (a.tsum) · Strong's: H6099

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: mighty

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 18:18, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 32:1, Deuteronomy 4:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6099; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 5

חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.Khemsins your

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 6

צֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiO opposers of

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887D

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to vex

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:22, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 25:17, Numbers 25:18, Numbers 33:55, Esther 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887D; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 7

צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik[the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 8

לֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiO takers of

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 9

כֹ֔פֶרKho.ferransom

Lemma: כֹּפֶר (ko.pher) · Strong's: H3724A

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

Meaning: ransom

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 21:30, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 35:31, Numbers 35:32, 1 Samuel 12:3, Job 33:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3724A; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 10

וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.Nimand needy [people]

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

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 5:12 word 11

בַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arin the gate

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

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

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Amos 5:12 word 12

הִטּֽוּ\׃hi.Tuthey turn aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

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 5:12 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
I know [that]	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
your transgressions	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
are many	→	רַב H7227A many
and your sins	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
are numerous	→	עָצוּם H6099 mighty
You oppress	→	צָרַר H6887D to vex
the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
by taking	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
bribes	→	כֹּפֶר H3724A ransom
{you deprive} the poor	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy
of justice	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
in the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate

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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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