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Amos 2:9-12

9Yet it was Iוְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יve.'A.no.KhiH595who destroyedהִשְׁמַ֤דְתִּיhish.Mad.tiH8045אֶת־'et-H853the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834his heightכְּגֹ֤בַהּke.GoahH1363was like that ofגָּבְה֔וֹga.ve.HoH1363the cedarsאֲרָזִים֙'a.ra.ZimH730,and he wasה֖וּאhu'H1931as strongוְחָסֹ֥ןve.cha.SonH2634as the oaksכָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםka.'a.lo.NimH437.Yet I destroyedוָאַשְׁמִ֤ידva.'ash.MidH8045his fruitפִּרְיוֹ֙pir.YoH6529aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605and his rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH8478.

10And Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595broughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you upאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and ledוָאוֹלֵ֨ךְva.'o.LekhH1980youאֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,that you might take possessionלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

11I raised upוָאָקִ֤יםva.'a.KimH6965prophetsלִנְבִיאִ֔יםlin.vi.'ImH5030from your sonsמִבְּנֵיכֶם֙mi.be.nei.KhemH1121and Naziritesלִנְזִרִ֑יםlin.zi.RimH5139from your young menוּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖םu.mi.ba.chu.rei.KhemH970.Is thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063notאֵֽין־'ein-H369trueהַאַ֥ףha.'AfH637,O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

12“But you made the Naziritesהַנְּזִרִ֖יםha.ne.zi.RimH5139drinkוַתַּשְׁק֥וּva.tash.KuH8248אֶת־'et-H853wineיָ֑יִן וְעַל־Ya.yin ve.'al-H3196 H5921and commandedצִוִּיתֶ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רtzi.vi.Tem le.MorH6680 H559the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030notלֹ֖אlo'H3808to prophesyתִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ti.na.ve.'UH5012.

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