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Amos 6:8 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.


Amos 6:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Amos 6:818 words
HebrewMeaning
נִשְׁבַּע֩nišəbaʿ
adjureverbH7650
charge (by an oath · with an oath) · feed to the full (by mistake for
אֲדֹנָ֨/יʾădōnāy
LordnounH136
יְהוִ֜הyəhwih
GodnounH3069
בְּ/נַפְשׁ֗/וֹbənapəšwō
anypronH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
נְאֻםnəʾum
saidnounH5002
saith
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֵ֣יʾĕlōhēy
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
צְבָא֔וֹתṣəbāʾwōt
appointed timenounH6635
army · battle · company · host ···
מְתָאֵ֤בmətāʾēb
abhorverbH8374
אָֽנֹכִי֙ʾānōkiy
IprepH595
me · which
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
גְּא֣וֹןgəʾwōn
arrogancynounH1347
excellency · majesty · pomp · pride ···
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בyaʿăqōb
JacobnounH3290
וְ/אַרְמְנֹתָ֖י/וwəʾarəmənōtāyw
castleconjH759
palace. Compare
שָׂנֵ֑אתִיśānēʾtiy
enemyverbH8130
foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···
וְ/הִסְגַּרְתִּ֖יwəhisəgarətiy
close upconjH5462
deliver · give over · inclose · pure ···
עִ֥ירʿiyr
AinounH5892
city · court · town
וּ/מְלֹאָֽ/הּwməlōʾāh
fillconjH4393
all along · all that is in · full · fulness ···
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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