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Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? (KJV)

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לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 8:5 word 1

מָתַ֞יma.Taiwhen?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 2

יַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.Vorwill it pass

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

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

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 3

הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshthe new moon

Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320H

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

Meaning: month: new moon

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 19:1, Numbers 29:1, Numbers 29:6, 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:18, 1 Samuel 20:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2320H; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 4

וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahso we may sell grain

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7666

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhc1cp)

Meaning: to buy grain

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:5, Genesis 42:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7666; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 5

שֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.vergrain

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7668

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

Meaning: grain

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 42:1, Genesis 42:2, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:26, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 44:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7668; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 6

וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.Batand the sabbath

Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676

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

Meaning: Sabbath

Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 7

וְנִפְתְּחָה\־ve.nif.te.chah-so we may open

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 8

בָּ֑רBargrain

Lemma: בַּר (bar) · Strong's: H1250A

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

Meaning: grain

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:49, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 45:23, Psalms 65:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1250A; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 9

לְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.Tinto make small

Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6994

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: be small

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 32:10, 2 Samuel 7:19, 1 Chronicles 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6994; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 10

אֵיפָה֙'ei.Fahan ephah

Lemma: אֵיפָה (e.phah) · Strong's: H0374

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

Meaning: ephah

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 19:36, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 28:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0374; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 11

וּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.Diland to make great

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 12

שֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kela shekel

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶל (she.qel) · Strong's: H8255

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

Meaning: shekel

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 23:15, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8255; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 13

וּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.Vetand to falsify

Lemma: עָוַת (a.vat) · Strong's: H5791

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to pervert

Used 11 times. Also: Job 8:3, Job 19:6, Job 34:12, Psalms 119:78, Psalms 146:9, Ecclesiastes 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5791; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 14

מֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.Neibalances of

Lemma: מֹאזֵן (mo.zen) · Strong's: H3976

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: balance

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 19:36, Job 6:2, Job 31:6, Psalms 62:9, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 16:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3976; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 15

מִרְמָֽה\׃mir.Mahdeceit

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

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

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Amos 8:5 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

asking	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
When	→	מָתַי H4970 how
will the New Moon	→	חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320H month: new moon
be over	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
that we may sell	→	שָׁבַר H7666 to buy grain
grain	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7668 grain
When will the Sabbath [end]	→	שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath
that we may market	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
wheat	→	בַּר H1250A grain
Let us reduce	→	קָטֹן H6994 be small
the ephah	→	אֵיפָה H0374 ephah
and increase	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
the shekel	→	שֶׁ֫קֶל H8255 shekel
let us cheat	→	עָוַת H5791 to pervert
with dishonest	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit
scales	→	מֹאזֵן H3976 balance

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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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