Revised Literal Translation

Amos 5:4-8

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.

7Ye who turnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to wormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939,and leave offH3240righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666in the earthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,

8Seek himthat makethעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213the seven starsכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598and Orionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685,and turnethוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757into the morningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242,and maketh the dayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821with nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915:that callethהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for the watersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of the seaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220,and poureth them outוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034:

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