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Amos 8:4-7

4Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֕אתzotH2063,you who trampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602the needyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,who do away withוְלַשְׁבִּ֖יתve.lash.BitH7673the poorH6035of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5askingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Whenמָתַ֞יma.TaiH4970will the New Moonהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320be overיַעֲבֹ֤רya.'a.VorH5674,that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָהve.nash.Bi.rahH7666grainשֶּׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7668?When will the Sabbathוְהַשַּׁבָּ֖תve.hash.sha.BatH7676end,that we may marketוְנִפְתְּחָה־ve.nif.te.chah-H6605wheatבָּ֑רBarH1250?Let us reduceלְהַקְטִ֤יןle.hak.TinH6994the ephahאֵיפָה֙'ei.FahH374and increaseוּלְהַגְדִּ֣ילu.le.hag.DilH1431the shekelשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255;let us cheatוּלְעַוֵּ֖תu.le.'a.VetH5791with dishonestמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976.

6Let us buyלִקְנ֤וֹתlik.NotH7069the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800with silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34forבַּעֲב֣וּרba.'a.VurH5668a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָ֑יִםna.'a.La.yimH5275,sellingנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃nash.BirH7666even the chaffוּמַפַּ֥לu.ma.PalH4651with the wheatבַּ֖רbarH1250!”

7The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650by the Prideבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290: “I will neverאִם־ לָנֶ֖צַח'im- la.Ne.tzachH518 H5331forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911anyכָּל־kol-H3605of their deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.

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