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Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. (KJV)

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שִׂנְאוּ\־sin.'u-hate

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 1

רָע֙ra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

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

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 2

וְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuand love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 3

ט֔וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

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

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 4

וְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guand set up

Lemma: יָצַג (ya.tsag) · Strong's: H3322

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to set

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:38, Genesis 33:15, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 47:2, Exodus 10:24, Deuteronomy 28:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3322; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 5

בַשַּׁ֖עַרva.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 5:15 word 6

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 7

אוּלַ֗י'u.Laiperhaps

Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0194

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: perhaps

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 8

יֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.Nanhe will show favor to

Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A

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

Meaning: be gracious

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 9

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 10

אֱלֹהֵֽי\־'e.lo.hei-God of

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 5:15 word 11

צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'othosts

Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: Hosts

Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 12

שְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant of

Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: remnant

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 13

יוֹסֵֽף\׃\ \סyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Amos 5:15 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Hate	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
and love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
establish	→	יָצַג H3322 to set
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
in the gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
Perhaps	→	אוּלַי H0194 perhaps
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of Hosts	→	צָבָא H6635B Hosts
will be gracious	→	חָנַן H2603A be gracious
to the remnant	→	שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant
of Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph

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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