Amos 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”

Amos 2:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 2:1210 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/תַּשְׁק֥וּwatašəqw

cause to (giveconjH8248

give to · let · make to) drink · drown ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הַ/נְּזִרִ֖יםhanəziriym

NazariteparticleH5139

separate · vine undressed

יָ֑יִןyāyin

banquetingnounH3196

wine · wine

וְ/עַלwəʿal

aboveconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙hanəbiyʾiym

prophecyparticleH5030

that prophesy · prophet

צִוִּיתֶ֣םṣiwiytem

appointverbH6680

bid · charge · (give a · give in ···

לֵ/אמֹ֔רlēʾmōr

answerpronH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לֹ֖אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תִּנָּבְאֽוּtinābəʾw

prophesyverbH5012

make self a prophet

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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