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That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. (KJV)

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הַמַּבְלִ֥יגha.mav.Ligthe [who] causes to flash

Lemma: בָּלַג (ba.lag) · Strong's: H1082

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be cheerful

Used 4 times. Also: Job 9:27, Job 10:20, Psalms 39:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1082; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 1

שֹׁ֖דshoddevastation

Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701

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

Meaning: violence

Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 3

עָ֑ז'Az[the] strong

Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794

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

Meaning: strong

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 4

וְשֹׁ֖דve.Shodand devastation

Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701

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

Meaning: violence

Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 5

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 6

מִבְצָ֥רmiv.Tzara fortress

Lemma: מִבְצָר (miv.tsar) · Strong's: H4013

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

Meaning: fortification

Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 13:19, Numbers 32:17, Numbers 32:36, Joshua 10:20, Joshua 19:29, Joshua 19:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4013; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 7

יָבֽוֹא\׃ya.Vo'it will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

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

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Amos 5:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He flashes	→	בָּלַג H1082 be cheerful
destruction	→	שֹׁד H7701 violence
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the strong	→	עַז H5794 strong
so that fury	→	שֹׁד H7701 violence
comes	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
the stronghold	→	מִבְצָר H4013 fortification

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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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