Amos 2:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י שׁוֹפֵ֖ט מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֛יהָ אֶהֱר֥וֹג עִמּ֖וֹ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

wə-hikrattî šôpēṭ miqqirbāh wə-kol-śārêhā ʾehĕrôg ʿimmô ʾāmar YHWH

Grammar Details

*wə-hikrattî*: waw consecutive + hiphil perfect 1st singular - and I will cut off
*šôpēṭ*: masculine singular - judge/ruler
*miqqirbāh*: preposition + feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - from midst of her
*wə-kol*: waw conjunction + masculine singular construct - and all of
*śārêhā*: masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her princes/officials
*ʾehĕrôg*: qal imperfect 1st singular - I will slay/kill
*ʿimmô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - says/declares
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD

Word Meanings

*šôpēṭ*: judge/ruler/governor
*miqqirbāh*: from midst of her/from within her/from her center
*śārêhā*: her princes/her officials/her nobles/her chiefs
*ʾehĕrôg*: I will slay/I will kill/I will murder

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Referenced Verses

Num 24:17 : 17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.
Jer 48:7 : 7 For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
Jer 48:25 : 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith Jehovah.
Ps 2:10 : 10 Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Isa 40:23 : 23 that bringeth princes to nothing; that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

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