Revised Literal Translation

Amos 6:3-6

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.

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