Amos 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.”

Amos 2:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 2:812 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/עַלwəʿal

and onconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

בְּגָדִ֤יםbəgādiym

garmentsnounH899

cloth(-es · ing) · garment · lap ···

חֲבֻלִים֙ḥăbuliym

taken in pledgeverbH2254

at all · bring forth · corrupt · destroy ···

יַטּ֔וּyaṭw

they stretch outverbH5186

afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···

אֵ֖צֶלʾēṣel

besidepronH681

by · near · toward · with. See also

כָּלkāl

everynounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

מִזְבֵּ֑חַmizəbēḥa

altarnounH4196

וְ/יֵ֤יןwəyēyn

and the wine ofconjH3196

wine · wine

עֲנוּשִׁים֙ʿănwšiym

finesnounH6064

condemn · punish · surely

יִשְׁתּ֔וּyišətw

they drinkverbH8354

assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···

בֵּ֖יתbēyt

the house ofnounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽםʾĕlōhēyhem

god theirnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

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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