Amos 5:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?”

Amos 5:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 5:2010 words

HebrewMeaning

הֲ/לֹאhălōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

חֹ֛שֶׁךְḥōšekə

darknounH2822

night · obscurity

י֥וֹםywōm

daynounH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

א֑וֹרʾwōr

brightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ/אָפֵ֖לwəʾāpēl

very darkconjH651

וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

נֹ֥גַֽהּnōgah

brightnounH5051

light · shining

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

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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