Revised Literal Translation

Amos 6:1-7

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945to them that areat easeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּ֣יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,and trustוְהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםve.ha.bo.te.ChimH982in the mountainבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, which arenamedנְקֻבֵי֙ne.ku.VeiH5344chiefרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,to whom the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935!

2Passעִבְר֤וּ'iv.RuH5674ye unto Calnehכַֽלְנֵה֙khal.NehH3641,and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200;and from thence goH3212ye to HamathH2574the greatרַ֥בravH2579 H7227:then go downוּרְד֣וּu.re.DuH3381to Gathגַת־gat-H1661of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.TmH6430: be theybetterהֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.VimH2896than these kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467?or their borderגְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.LamH1366greaterH7227than your borderמִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃mi.ge.vul.KhemH1366?

3Ye that put far awayהַֽמְנַדִּ֖יםham.na.DimH5077the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117,and cause the seatשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH7675of violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555to come nearוַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּןva.ta.gi.ShunH5066;

4That lieהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.VimH7901upon bedsמִטּ֣וֹתmi.TotH4296of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127,and stretchוּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.ChimH5628themselves upon their couchesעַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.TamH6210,and eatוְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.LimH398the lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733out of the flockמִצֹּ֔אןmi.TzonH6629,and the calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.LimH5695out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the stallמַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.BekH4770;

5That chantהַפֹּרְטִ֖יםha.po.re.TimH6527to the soundפִּ֣יpiH6310of the violהַנָּ֑בֶלha.Na.velH5035, andinventחָשְׁב֥וּcha.she.VuH2803to themselves instrumentsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of musickשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892,like Davidכְּדָוִ֕ידke.da.VidH1732;

6That drinkהַשֹּׁתִ֤יםha.sho.TimH8354wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196in bowlsבְּמִזְרְקֵי֙be.miz.re.KeiH4219,and anointיִמְשָׁ֑חוּyim.Sha.chuH4886themselves with the chiefוְרֵאשִׁ֥יתve.re.ShitH7225ointmentsשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081:but they are not grievedנֶחְל֖וּnech.LuH2470for the afflictionשֵׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667of Josephיוֹסֵֽףyo.SefH3130.

7Therefore now shall they go captiveיִגְל֖וּyig.LuH1540with the firstבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218that go captiveגֹּלִ֑יםgo.LimH1540,and the banquetמִרְזַ֥חmir.ZachH4797of them that stretchedסְרוּחִֽים׃ פse.ru.ChimH5628themselves shall be removedוְסָ֖רve.SarH5493.

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