Amos 2:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.”

Amos 2:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 2:1513 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/תֹפֵ֤שׂwətōpēś

catchconjH8610

handle · (lay · take) hold (on · over) ···

הַ/קֶּ֨שֶׁת֙haqešet

bow(-manparticleH7198

arch · arrow · -shot)

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַעֲמֹ֔דyaʿămōd

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

וְ/קַ֥לwəqal

lightconjH7031

swift

בְּ/רַגְלָ֖י/וbəragəlāyw

foot(-edpronH7272

be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְמַלֵּ֑טyəmalēṭ

deliververbH4422

escape · lay · leap out · let alone ···

וְ/רֹכֵ֣בwərōkēb

bring back)conjH7392

carry · get up · on back · put ···

הַ/סּ֔וּסhasws

craneparticleH5483

horse (-back · -hoof). Compare

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְמַלֵּ֖טyəmalēṭ

deliververbH4422

escape · lay · leap out · let alone ···

נַפְשֽׁ/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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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