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Amos

Note Journal Prayer

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For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For I know to know Verb H3045 יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ ya·da'·ti
your transgressions transgression Noun H6588 פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם pish·'ei·chem,
are many much, many, great Adjective H7227 רַבִּ֣ים rab·bim
and your sins sin, sin offering Noun H2403 חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑ם chat·to·tei·chem;
are great, mighty, numerous Adjective H6099 וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים va·'a·tzu·mim
[You] who distress to show hostility toward, vex Verb H6887 צֹרְרֵ֤י tzo·re·rei
the righteous just, righteous Adjective H6662 צַדִּיק֙ tzad·dik
[and] accept to take Verb H3947 לֹ֣קְחֵי lo·ke·chei
bribes the price of a life, ransom Noun H3724 כֹ֔פֶר cho·fer,
And turn aside to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Verb H5186 הִטּֽוּ׃ hit·tu.
the poor in want, needy, poor Adjective H34 וְאֶבְיֹונִ֖ים ve·'ev·yo·v·nim
in the gate. a gate Noun H8179 בַּשַּׁ֥עַר ba·sha·'ar

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.
King James Bible For I know your manifold transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress mighty sins: they afflict the righteous just, they take a bribe, and accept bribes And they turn aside the poor in the gate.gate from their right.
Hebrew Greek English For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate.