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Amos

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Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring now, that we may drink!"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Hear to hear Verb H8085 שִׁמְע֞וּ shim·'u
this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֗ה haz·zeh
word, speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֣ר had·da·var
you cows a heifer, cow Noun H6510 פָּרֹ֤ות pa·ro·vt
of Bashan "smooth," a region E. of the Jordan Noun H1316 הַבָּשָׁן֙ hab·ba·shan
Analysis:
Read more about: Bashan
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר֙ a·sher
are on the mountain mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 בְּהַ֣ר be·har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 
of Samaria, capital of N. kingdom of Isr. Noun H8111 שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון sho·me·ro·vn,
Analysis:
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Who oppress to oppress, wrong, extort Verb H6231 הָעֹשְׁקֹ֣ות ha·'o·she·ko·vt
the poor, low, weak, poor, thin Adjective H1800 דַּלִּ֔ים dal·lim,
who crush to crush Verb H7533 הָרֹצְצֹ֖ות ha·ro·tze·tzo·vt
the needy, in want, needy, poor Adjective H34 אֶבְיֹונִ֑ים ev·yo·v·nim;
Who say to utter, say Verb H559 הָאֹמְרֹ֥ת ha·'o·me·rot
to your husbands, lord Noun H113 לַאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם la·'a·do·nei·hem
"Bring to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 הָבִ֥יאָה ha·vi·'ah
now, that we may drink!" to drink Verb H8354 וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ ve·nish·teh.

Locations

Bashan

BASHANba'-shan (ha-bashan, "the Bashan"; Basan): This name is probably the same in meaning as the cognate Arabic bathneh, "soft, fertile land," or bathaniyeh (batanaea), "this land sown with wheat" ("wheatland").1. Boundaries:It often occurs with the article, "the Bashan," to describe the kingdom of Og, the most northerly part of the land East of the Jordan.... View Details

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring now, that we may drink!"
King James Bible Hear this word, you cows ye kine of Bashan who Bashan, that are on in the mountain of Samaria, Who which oppress the poor, who which crush the needy, Who which say to your husbands, "Bring now, that we may drink!"their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
Hebrew Greek English Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring now, that we may drink!"