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Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: (KJV)

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וַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answered

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 1

עָמוֹס֙'a.mOsAmos

Lemma: עָמוֹס (a.mos) · Strong's: H5986

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Amos

Used 7 times. Also: Amos 1:1, Amos 7:8, Amos 7:10, Amos 7:11, Amos 7:12, Amos 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5986; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 2

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 7:14 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 4

אֲמַצְיָ֔ה'a.matz.YahAmaziah

Lemma: אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ (a.mats.yah) · Strong's: H0558J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Amaziah

Used 3 times. Also: Amos 7:10, Amos 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0558J; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 5

לֹא\־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 7:14 word 6

נָבִ֣יאna.Vi'[am] a prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 7

אָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 8

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 7:14 word 9

בֶן\־ven-[am] a son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 10

נָבִ֖יאna.Vi'a prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 11

אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 12

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 13

בוֹקֵ֥רvo.Ker[was] a herdsman

Lemma: בּוֹקֵר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H0951

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

Meaning: herdsman

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0951; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 14

אָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 15

וּבוֹלֵ֥סu.vo.Lesand a fig picker of

Lemma: בָּלַס (ba.las) · Strong's: H1103

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to gather/tend figs

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1103; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 16

שִׁקְמִֽים\׃shik.Mimsycamores

Lemma: שִׁקְמָה (shiq.mah) · Strong's: H8256

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

Meaning: sycamore

Used 7 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:27, 1 Chronicles 27:28, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27, Psalms 78:47, Isaiah 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8256; TAHOT Amos 7:14 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
was not	→	לֹא H3808 not
a prophet	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
Amos	→	עָמוֹס H5986 Amos
replied	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
[nor was I] the son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of a prophet	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
rather	→	כִּי H3588A for
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
was a herdsman	→	בּוֹקֵר H0951 herdsman
[and]	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
a tender	→	בָּלַס H1103 to gather/tend figs
of sycamore-fig trees	→	שִׁקְמָה H8256 sycamore

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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