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Amos 5:24 — King James Version← Study notes

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.


Amos 5:24Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 5:246 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/יִגַּ֥לwəyigal
and it may roll onconjH1556
remove · roll (away · down · together) ···
כַּ/מַּ֖יִםkamayim
like waterpronH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
מִשְׁפָּ֑טmišəpāṭ
justicenounH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
וּ/צְדָקָ֖הwṣədāqāh
and righteousnessconjH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
כְּ/נַ֥חַלkənaḥal
like a wadipronH5158
flood · river · stream · valley
אֵיתָֽןʾēytān
ever-flowingadjH386
mighty · rough · strength · strong
Words 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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