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Amos 5:21-25

21“I hateשָׂנֵ֥אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130, Irejectמָאַ֖סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988your festivalsחַגֵּיכֶ֑םcha.gei.KhemH2282,Norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808do IdelightH7381in your festiveH6116assembliesH6116.

22Evenכִּ֣יkiH3588thoughאִם־'im-H518youofferתַּעֲלוּ־ta.'a.lu-H5927upH5927to Me burntH5930offeringsH5930and your grain offeringsוּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶ֖םu.min.cho.tei.KhemH4503,I will not acceptאֶרְצֶ֑ה'er.TzehH7521them; And I will not evenlookאַבִּֽיט׃'a.BitH5027at thepeaceוְשֶׁ֥לֶםve.She.lemH8002offeringsH8002of your fattenedH4806oxenH4806.

23TakeH5493awayH5493from Me the noiseהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of your songsשִׁרֶ֑יךָshi.Rei.khaH7892;I will not even listenאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085to the soundוְזִמְרַ֥תve.zim.RatH2172of your harpsנְבָלֶ֖יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.

24But letjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941rollוְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.GalH1556outH1556like watersכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325,And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666like an ever-flowingאֵיתָֽן׃'ei.TanH386streamכְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chalH5158.

25“Did you presentהִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־hi.gash.tem-H5066Me with sacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֨יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֜הu.min.ChahH4503in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

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