Revised Literal Translation

Amos 7:1-9

1Thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069shewedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200unto me; and, behold, he formedיוֹצֵ֣רyo.TzerH3335grasshoppersגֹּבַ֔יgoyAiH1462in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of the shooting upעֲל֣וֹתa.LotH5927of the latter growthהַלָּ֑קֶשׁha.La.keshH3954; and, lo, it wasthe latter growthלֶ֔קֶשׁLe.keshH3954afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428mowingsגִּזֵּ֥יgi.ZeiH1488.

2And it came to pass, thatwhen they had made an endכִּלָּה֙ki.LahH3615of eatingלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlH398the grassעֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,then I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,forgiveסְֽלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162for this: It shall not be, saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069shewedהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir.'A.niH7200unto me: and, behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069calledקֹרֵ֛אko.Re'H7121to contendלָרִ֥בla.RivH7378by fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784,and it devouredוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398the greatרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415,and did eat upוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398a partהַחֵֽלֶק׃ha.Che.lekH2506.

5Then saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,ceaseחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308,I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290ariseיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965? for he issmallקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996.

6Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repentedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162for this: This also shall not be, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

7Thus he shewedהִרְאַ֔נִיhir.'A.niH7200me: and, behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136stoodנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324upon a wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346madeby a plumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594,with a plumblineאֲנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH594in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027.

8And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Amosעָמ֔וֹסa.MosH5986,what seestרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200thou? And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,A plumblineאֲנָ֑ךְ'a.NakhH594.Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Behold, I will setשָׂ֤םsamH7760a plumblineאֲנָךְ֙'a.noKhH594in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will not againאוֹסִ֥יף'o.SifH3254pass byעֲב֥וֹרa.VorH5674them any more:

9And the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of Isaacיִשְׂחָ֔קyis.ChakH3446shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074,and the sanctuariesוּמִקְדְּשֵׁ֥יu.mik.de.SheiH4720of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be laid wasteיֶחֱרָ֑בוּye.che.Ra.vuH2717;and I will riseוְקַמְתִּ֛יve.kam.TiH6965against the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ פbe.Cha.revH2719.

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