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Amos 5:10-13

10There are those who hateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130the one who reprovesמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179and despise himיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581who speaksוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696with integrityתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you trampleבּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞םbo.shas.KhemH1318onעַל־'al-H5921the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800and exactתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947from himמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480a taxוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of grainבַּר֙barH1250,you will neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808liveתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in the stone housesבָּתֵּ֥י גָזִ֛יתba.Tei ga.ZitH1004 H1496you have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129;you will neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354אֶת־'et-H853the wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196from the lushחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754you have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193.

12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thatyour transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and your sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403are numerousוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099.You oppressצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662by takingלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947bribesכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724;you deprive the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34of justiceהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186in the gateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919keep silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826in suchהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931timesבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,forכִּ֛יkiH3588the daysעֵ֥ת'etH6256are evilרָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃ra.'Ah Hi'H7451 H1931.

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