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That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; (KJV)

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הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.Vimthose [who] lie

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 1

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 6:4 word 2

מִטּ֣וֹתmi.Totbeds of

Lemma: מִטָּה (mit.tah) · Strong's: H4296

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

Meaning: bed

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 47:31, Genesis 48:2, Genesis 49:33, Exodus 8:3, 1 Samuel 19:13, 1 Samuel 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4296; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 3

שֵׁ֔ןShenivory

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127H

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

Meaning: tooth: ivory

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:18, 1 Kings 22:39, 2 Chronicles 9:17, Psalms 45:8, Song of Solomon 5:14, Song of Solomon 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127H; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 4

וּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.Chimand [people] sprawled out

Lemma: סָרַח (sa.rach) · Strong's: H5628

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: to overrun

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13, Jeremiah 49:7, Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 23:15, Amos 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5628; TAHOT Amos 6:4 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 6:4 word 6

עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.Tamcouches their

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶשׂ (e.re.s) · Strong's: H6210

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

Meaning: bed

Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:11, Job 7:13, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 41:3, Psalms 132:3, Proverbs 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6210; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 7

וְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.Limand [those who] eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 8

כָּרִים֙ka.Rimlambs

Lemma: כַּר (kar) · Strong's: H3733C

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

Meaning: ram

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:14, 1 Samuel 15:9, 2 Kings 3:4, Isaiah 16:1, Isaiah 34:6, Jeremiah 51:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3733C; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 9

מִצֹּ֔אןmi.Tzonfrom [the] flock

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 10

וַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.Limand calves

Lemma: עֵ֫גֶל (e.gel) · Strong's: H5695

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

Meaning: calf

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:8, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 32:20, Exodus 32:24, Exodus 32:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5695; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 11

מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] midst of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 12

מַרְבֵּֽק\׃mar.Bek[the] stall

Lemma: מַרְבֵּק (mar.beq) · Strong's: H4770

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

Meaning: stall

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Samuel 28:24, Jeremiah 46:21, Malachi 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4770; TAHOT Amos 6:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

You lie	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
beds	→	מִטָּה H4296 bed
inlaid with ivory	→	שֵׁן H8127H tooth: ivory
and lounge	→	סָרַח H5628 to overrun
upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
your couches	→	עֶ֫רֶשׂ H6210 bed
You dine on	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
lambs	→	כַּר H3733C ram
from the flock	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and calves	→	עֵ֫גֶל H5695 calf
from	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
the stall	→	מַרְבֵּק H4770 stall

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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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