New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 5:10-13

10They hateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him whoreprovesמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, And theyabhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him who speaksוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696withintegrityתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282youimposeH1318heavyH1318rentH1318on the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800And exactתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947a tributeוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864of grainבַּר֙barH1250from them, Thoughyou have builtבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of well-hewnגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496,Yet you will not liveתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them;You have plantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, yet you willnot drinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354their wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196.

12For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588are manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227and your sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403are greatוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099, You whodistressצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662andacceptלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947bribesכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724Andturnהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186asideH5186the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651atsuchH1931a timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256the prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919personkeepsH1826silentיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826,for it is an evilH7463timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

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