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Amos 5:5-15

5Butseekתִּדְרְשׁוּ֙tid.re.ShuH1875notBethelH1008, norenterתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935intoGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּל֙ve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andpassתַעֲבֹ֑רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674not toBeershebaH884: forGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֙ha.gil.GalH1537shallsurelyגָּלֹ֣הga.LohH1540go intocaptivityיִגְלֶ֔הyig.LehH1540, andBethelH1008shall come tonoughtלְאָֽוֶן׃le.'A.venH205.

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and ye shallliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; lest he breakoutיִצְלַ֤חyitz.LachH6743likefireכָּאֵשׁ֙ka.'EshH784in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, anddevourוְאָכְלָ֥הve.'a.khe.LahH398it, and there be none toquenchמְכַבֶּ֖הme.kha.BehH3518it inBethelH1008.

7Ye whoturnהַהֹפְכִ֥יםha.ho.fe.KhimH2015judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941towormwoodלְלַעֲנָ֖הle.la.'a.NahH3939, and castdownH3240righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to theearthלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,

8Seek him thatmakethעֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.SehH6213the sevenstarsכִימָ֜הkhi.MahH3598andOrionוּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3685, andturnethוְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.FekhH2015the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757into themorningלַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerH1242, and maketh thedayוְי֖וֹםve.YomH3117darkהֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.ShikhH2821withnightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915: thatcallethהַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'H7121for thewatersלְמֵֽי־le.mei-H4325of theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220, and poureth themoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.KhemH8210upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776: TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034:

9Thatstrengthenethהַמַּבְלִ֥יגha.mav.LigH1082thespoiledשֹׁ֖דshodH7701against thestrongעָ֑ז'AzH5794, so that thespoiledוְשֹׁ֖דve.ShodH7701shallcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935against thefortressמִבְצָ֥רmiv.TzarH4013.

10Theyhateשָׂנְא֥וּsa.ne.'UH8130him thatrebukethמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, and theyabhorיְתָעֵֽבוּ׃ye.ta.'E.vuH8581him thatspeakethוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696uprightlyתָּמִ֖יםta.MimH8549.

11Forasmuchיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282therefore as yourtreadingבּוֹשַׁסְכֶ֞םbo.shas.KhemH1318is upon thepoorדָּ֗לDalH1800, and yetakeתִּקְח֣וּtik.ChuH3947from himburdensוּמַשְׂאַת־u.mas.'at-H4864ofwheatבַּר֙barH1250: ye havebuiltבְּנִיתֶ֖םbe.ni.TemH1129housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of hewnstoneגָזִ֛יתga.ZitH1496, but ye shall notdwellתֵ֣שְׁבוּTe.she.vuH3427in them; ye haveplantedנְטַעְתֶּ֔םne.ta'.TemH5193pleasantחֶ֣מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardsכַּרְמֵי־kar.mei-H3754, but ye shall notdrinkתִשְׁתּ֖וּtish.TuH8354wineיֵינָֽם׃yei.NamH3196of them.

12For Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045yourmanyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588and yourmightyוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099sinsחַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.KhemH2403: theyafflictצֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.ReiH6887thejustצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662, theytakeלֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.cheiH3947abribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724, and they turnasideהִטּֽוּ׃hi.TuH5186thepoorוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34in thegateבַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'arH8179from their right .

13Therefore theprudentהַמַּשְׂכִּ֛ילha.mas.KilH7919shall keepsilenceיִדֹּ֑םyi.DomH1826in thattimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256; for it is anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256.

14Seekדִּרְשׁוּ־dir.shu-H1875goodט֥וֹבTovH2896, and notevilרָ֖עra'H7451, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֑וּtich.YuH2421: and so theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, shall be with you, as ye havespokenאֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.mar.TemH559.

15Hateשִׂנְאוּ־sin.'u-H8130theevilרָע֙ra'H7451, andloveוְאֶ֣הֱבוּve.'E.he.vuH157thegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, andestablishוְהַצִּ֥יגוּve.ha.Tzi.guH3322judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in thegateבַשַּׁ֖עַרva.Sha.'arH8179: it may be that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will begraciousיֶֽחֱנַ֛ןye.che.NanH2603to theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

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