Amos 5:24 Go deeper

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.Galand it may roll on

Lemma: גָּלַל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1556

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNu3ms)

Meaning: to roll

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 43:18, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1556; TAHOT Amos 5:24 word 1

כַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimlike <the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Amos 5:24 word 2

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 5:24 word 3

וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Amos 5:24 word 4

כְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.challike a wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A

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

Meaning: torrent: river

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT Amos 5:24 word 5

אֵיתָֽן\׃'ei.Tanever-flowing

Lemma: אֵיתָן (e.tan) · Strong's: H0386

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

Meaning: strong

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 21:4, Job 12:19, Job 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0386; TAHOT Amos 5:24 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

But let justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
roll on	→	גָּלַל H1556 to roll
like a river	→	מַי H4325G water
and righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
like an ever-flowing	→	אֵיתָן H0386 strong
stream	→	נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river

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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