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Amos 5:12-15

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.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896,notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408evilרָ֖עra'H7451,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may liveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421.And the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will beוִיהִי־ כֵ֞ןvi.hi- khenH1961 H3651with youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have claimedאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130evilרָע֙ra'H7451and loveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157goodט֔וֹבTovH2896;establishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the gateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179.Perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will be graciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603to the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.”

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