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Amos 3:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְע֞וּshim.'UH8085thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,againstעַ֚ל'alH5921the entireכָּל־kol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834He broughtH5927upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:

2“You onlyH7534have Iknownיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045amongH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;Thereforeכֵּן֙kenH5921 H3651I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodH6485you for allכָּל־kol-H3605your wrongdoingעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771.”

3Do twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147people walkהֲיֵלְכ֥וּha.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherH3164unlessבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115they have agreedH3259toH3259meetH3259?

4Does alionH743roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤גha.yish.'AgH7580in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293when he hasH369noH369preyוְטֶ֖רֶףve.Te.refH2964?Does a youngכְּפִ֤ירke.FirH3715lionH3715growlהֲיִתֵּ֨ן קוֹלוֹ֙ha.yi.Ten ko.LoH5414 H6963from his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָת֔וֹmi.me.'O.na.ToH4585unlessבִּלְתִּ֖י אִם־bil.Ti 'im-H1115 H518he has capturedלָכָֽד׃la.KhadH3920something?

5Does a birdצִפּוֹר֙tzi.pOrH6833fallהֲתִפֹּ֤לha.ti.PolH5307into a trapפַּ֣חpachH6341on the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776when thereH369isH369noH369deviceוּמוֹקֵ֖שׁu.mo.KeshH4170in it?Does a trapפַּח֙pachH6341springH5927upH5927from the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127when it capturesH3920nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808atH3920allH3920?

6Ifאִם־'im-H518atrumpetשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782is blownיִתָּקַ֤עyi.ta.Ka'H8628in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,will the peopleוְעָ֖םve.'AmH5971not trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729?Ifאִם־'im-H518adisasterH7463occursתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961in a cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,has the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068not broughtH6213it aboutH6213?

7Certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068doesיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213nothingלֹ֧א דָּבָ֑רlo' da.VarH3808 H1697Unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Herevealsגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540His secretסוֹד֔וֹso.DoH5475planH5475To His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

8AlionH743has roaredשָׁאָ֖גsha.'AgH7580!Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will not fearיִירָ֑אyi.Ra'H3372? TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696!Whoמִ֖יmiH4310can do anythingbut prophesyיִנָּבֵֽא׃yi.na.Ve'H5012?

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