Revised Literal Translation

Amos 5:4-6

4For thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Seekדִּרְשׁ֖וּנִיdir.Shu.niH1875ye me, and ye shall liveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃Vich.YuH2421:

5But seekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875not Beth–elH1008,nor enterתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935into Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537,and passתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674not to Beer–shebaH884:for Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shall surelyגָּלֹ֣הga.LohH1540go into captivityיִגְלֶ֔הyig.LehH1540,and Beth–elH1008shall come to noughtלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and ye shall liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;lest he break outיִצְלַ֤חyitz.LachH6743like fireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,and devourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398it, and there benone to quenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518itin Beth–elH1008.

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