6 {
"verseID": "Amos.4.6",
"source": "וְגַם־אֲנִי֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם נִקְי֤וֹן שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙ בְּכָל־עָ֣רֵיכֶ֔ם וְחֹ֣סֶר לֶ֔חֶם בְּכֹ֖ל מְקוֹמֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wǝ-gam*-*ʾănî* *nātattî* to you *niqyôn* *šinnayim* in all-*ʿārêkem* *wǝ-ḥōser* *leḥem* in all *mǝqômōtêkem* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wǝ-gam*": "conjunction + particle - and also",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*nātattî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I gave",
"*niqyôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - cleanness of",
"*šinnayim*": "noun, feminine dual - teeth",
"*ʿārêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your cities",
"*wǝ-ḥōser*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and lack of",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*mǝqômōtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your places",
"*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned",
"*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me",
"*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*niqyôn šinnayim*": "cleanness of teeth [idiom for famine/hunger]",
"*ḥōser leḥem*": "lack of bread/shortage of food",
"*šabtem*": "returned/turned back/repented",
"*ʿāday*": "unto me/toward me"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Amos.4.7",
"source": "וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִי֩ מָנַ֨עְתִּי מִכֶּ֜ם אֶת־הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם בְּע֨וֹד שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ לַקָּצִ֔יר וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ עַל־עִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת וְעַל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֖ת לֹ֣א אַמְטִ֑יר חֶלְקָ֤ה אַחַת֙ תִּמָּטֵ֔ר וְחֶלְקָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹֽא־תַמְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃",
"text": "*wǝ-gam* *ʾānōkî* *mānaʿtî* from you *ʾet*-the-*gešem* in *ʿôd* *šǝlōšāh* *ḥǒdāšîm* to the-*qāṣîr* *wǝ-himṭartî* upon-*ʿîr* *ʾeḥāt* and upon-*ʿîr* *ʾaḥat* not *ʾamṭîr*; *ḥelqāh* *ʾaḥat* *timmāṭēr* and *ḥelqāh* which-not-*tamṭîr* upon it *tîbāš*",
"grammar": {
"*wǝ-gam*": "conjunction + particle - and also",
"*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I",
"*mānaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I withheld",
"*ʾet*-the-*gešem*": "direct object marker + the rain",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/when",
"*šǝlōšāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - three",
"*ḥǒdāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - months",
"*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest",
"*wǝ-himṭartî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - and I caused to rain",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*ʾeḥāt*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one",
"*ʾamṭîr*": "imperfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - I will cause to rain",
"*ḥelqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - portion/piece of land",
"*timmāṭēr*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, niphal - it will be rained upon",
"*tamṭîr*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, hiphil - it causes rain",
"*tîbāš*": "imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal - it will dry up/wither"
},
"variants": {
"*mānaʿtî*": "withheld/kept back/restrained",
"*gešem*": "rain/shower",
"*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvesting",
"*himṭartî*": "caused rain to fall/sent rain",
"*ʾamṭîr*": "cause rain to fall/send rain",
"*ḥelqāh*": "portion/piece/part of land/field",
"*tîbāš*": "dry up/wither/be dried up"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Amos.4.8",
"source": "וְנָע֡וּ שְׁתַּיִם֩ שָׁלֹ֨שׁ עָרִ֜ים אֶל־עִ֥יר אַחַ֛ת לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת מַ֖יִם וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֑עוּ וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wǝ-nāʿû* *šǝttayim* *šālōš* *ʿārîm* to-*ʿîr* *ʾaḥat* to *lištôt* *mayim* and not *yiśbāʿû* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wǝ-nāʿû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they wandered/staggered",
"*šǝttayim*": "cardinal number, feminine - two",
"*šālōš*": "cardinal number, feminine - three",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city",
"*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one",
"*lištôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to drink",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*yiśbāʿû*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, qal - they will be satisfied",
"*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned",
"*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me",
"*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*nāʿû*": "wandered/staggered/shook",
"*šǝttayim šālōš*": "two or three [idiomatic for 'several']",
"*yiśbāʿû*": "be satisfied/have enough",
"*šabtem*": "returned/turned back/repented"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Amos.4.9",
"source": "הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶם֮ בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ הַרְבּ֨וֹת גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֛ם וּתְאֵנֵיכֶ֥ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֖ם יֹאכַ֣ל הַגָּזָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָדַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*Hikkêtî* you with the-*šiddāpôn* and with the-*yērāqôn* *harbôt* *gannôtêkem* and *karmêkem* and *tǝʾēnêkem* and *zêtêkem* *yōʾkal* the-*gāzām* *wǝ-lōʾ*-*šabtem* *ʿāday* *nǝʾum*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*Hikkêtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular, hiphil - I struck/smote",
"*šiddāpôn*": "noun, masculine singular - blight/scorching",
"*yērāqôn*": "noun, masculine singular - mildew/paleness",
"*harbôt*": "infinitive construct, hiphil - multiplying/increasing",
"*gannôtêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your gardens",
"*karmêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your vineyards",
"*tǝʾēnêkem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fig trees",
"*zêtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your olive trees",
"*yōʾkal*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - it will devour/eat",
"*gāzām*": "noun, masculine singular - locust/palmerworm",
"*wǝ-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šabtem*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you have returned",
"*ʿāday*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - unto me",
"*nǝʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*hikkêtî*": "struck/smote/attacked",
"*šiddāpôn*": "blight/scorching/withering [disease of plants]",
"*yērāqôn*": "mildew/paleness/jaundice [disease of plants]",
"*gāzām*": "locusts/palmerworm/caterpillar [destructive insect]",
"*harbôt*": "multiplying/making numerous/increase"
}
}