Revised Literal Translation

Amos 2:6-8

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;

7That pantהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602after the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776on the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,and turn asideיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the meekעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035:and a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and his fatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1will goH3212in unto the samemaidהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291,to profaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490my holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

8And they lay themselvesdownיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186upon clothesבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899laid to pledgeחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681every altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and they drinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354the wineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196of the condemnedעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064inthe houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

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