Revised Literal Translation

Amos 6:8-10

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069hath swornנִשְׁבַּע֩nish.Ba'H7650by himselfבְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.ShoH5315,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I abhorמְתָאֵ֤בme.ta.'EvH8374the excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and hateשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130his palacesוְאַרְמְנֹתָ֖יוve.'ar.me.no.TavH759:therefore will I deliver upוְהִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יve.his.gar.TiH5462the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892with all that is thereinוּמְלֹאָֽהּ׃u.me.lo.'AhH4393.

9And it shall come to pass, if there remainיִוָּ֨תְר֜וּyi.Va.te.RuH3498tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֥יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,that they shall dieוָמֵֽתוּ׃va.Me.tuH4191.

10And a man’s uncleדּוֹד֣וֹdo.DoH1730shall take him upוּנְשָׂא֞וֹu.ne.sa.'OH5375,and he that burnethוּמְסָרְפ֗וֹu.me.sa.re.FoH5635him, to bring outלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318the bonesעֲצָמִים֮'a.tza.MimH6106out of the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004,and shall sayוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559unto him that isby the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, Is there yet anywith thee? and he shall sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559,Noאָ֑פֶס'A.fesH657.Then shall he sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559,Hold thy tongueהָ֔סHasH2013:for we may not make mentionלְהַזְכִּ֖ירle.haz.KirH2142of the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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