Amos 6:13 Go deeper

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? (KJV)

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הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha.se.me.Chimthe joyful [people]

Lemma: שָׂמֵחַ (sa.me.ach) · Strong's: H8056

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: glad

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 16:15, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, 1 Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 8:66, 2 Kings 11:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8056; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 1

לְלֹ֣אle.Lo'to Lo

Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Lo-debar

Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 2

דָבָ֑רda.VarDebar

Lemma: לֹא דְבָר (lo de.var) · Strong's: H3810

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Lo-debar

Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:5, 2 Samuel 17:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3810; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 3

הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.Rimwho say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 6:13 word 4

הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 5

בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nuby own strength our

Lemma: חֹ֫זֶק (cho.zeq) · Strong's: H2392

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 13:3, Exodus 13:14, Exodus 13:16, Haggai 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2392; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 6

לָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nuhave we taken

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

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 6:13 word 7

קַרְנָֽיִם\׃kar.Na.yimKarnaim

Lemma: קַרְנַ֫יִם (qar.na.im) · Strong's: H7161B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Karnaim

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7161B; TAHOT Amos 6:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

you who rejoice	→	שָׂמֵחַ H8056 glad
in Lo-debar	→	לֹא דְבָר H3810 Lo-debar
and say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Did we not	→	לֹא H3808 not
take	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
Karnaim	→	קַרְנַ֫יִם H7161B Karnaim
by our own	→
strength	→	חֹ֫זֶק H2392 strength

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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