Revised Literal Translation

Amos 2:4-6

4Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will not turn awayאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725the punishmentthereof; because they have despisedמָאֳסָ֞םmo.'o.SamH3988the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and have not keptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104his commandmentsוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706,and their liesכִּזְבֵיהֶ֔םkiz.vei.HemH3577caused them to errוַיַּתְעוּם֙vai.yat.'UmH8582,afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310the which their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1have walkedהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980:

5But I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784upon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,and it shall devourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;For threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and for fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will not turn awayאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725the punishmentthereof; because they soldמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662for silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701,and the poorוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34for a pair of shoesנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275;

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