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Amos 9:8-10

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.

9For, lo, I will commandמְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.VehH6680,and I will siftוַהֲנִע֥וֹתִיva.ha.ni.'o.tiH5128the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478among all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, like as wheatis siftedיִנּ֙וֹעַ֙yi.No.a'H5128in a sieveבַּכְּבָרָ֔הba.ke.va.RahH3531,yet shall not the least grainצְר֖וֹרtze.RorH6872fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307upon the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10All the sinnersחַטָּאֵ֣יcha.ta.'EiH2400of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971shall dieיָמ֔וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,which sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,The evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451shall not overtakeתַגִּ֧ישׁta.GishH5066nor preventוְתַקְדִּ֛יםve.tak.DimH6923us.

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