“Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth–el.”
Amos 5:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Amos 5:614 words
HebrewMeaning
דִּרְשׁ֥וּdirəšw
seekverbH1875
at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וִֽ/חְי֑וּwiḥəyw
and liveconjH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
פֶּןpen
lestconjH6435
that...not
יִצְלַ֤חyiṣəlaḥ
he should rushverbH6743
come · go over · be good · be meet ···
כָּ/אֵשׁ֙kāʾēš
like firepronH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
בֵּ֣יתbēyt
the house ofnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
יוֹסֵ֔ףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
וְ/אָכְלָ֥הwəʾākəlāh
and it will consumeconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
וְ/אֵיןwəʾēyn
and notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
מְכַבֶּ֖הməkabeh
one who extinguishes itverbH3518
quench
לְ/בֵֽיתləbēyt
will belong to Beth-pronH1008
אֵֽלʾēl
-elnounH1008
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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