Revised Literal Translation

Amos 9:7-8

7Areye not as childrenכִבְנֵי֩khiv.NeiH1121of the Ethiopiansכֻשִׁיִּ֨יםkhu.shi.YimH3569unto me, O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Have not I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙he.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714?and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥יםu.fe.lish.ti.YimH6430from Caphtorמִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרmi.kaf.TorH3731,and the Syriansוַאֲרָ֥םva.'a.RamH758from Kirמִקִּֽיר׃mi.KirH7024?

8Behold, the eyesעֵינֵ֣י׀'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069areupon the sinfulH2403kingdomבַּמַּמְלָכָה֙ba.mam.la.KhahH4467,and I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֣יve.hish.mad.TiH8045it from off the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127;savingאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657that I will not utterlyהַשְׁמֵ֥ידhash.MeidH8045destroyאַשְׁמִ֛יד'ash.MidH8045the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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