Amos 7:17
{ "verseID": "Amos.7.17", "source": "לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֞ בָּעִ֤יר תִּזְנֶה֙ וּבָנֶ֤יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ וְאַדְמָתְךָ֖ בַּחֶ֣בֶל תְּחֻלָּ֑ק וְאַתָּ֗ה עַל־אֲדָמָ֤ה טְמֵאָה֙ תָּמ֔וּת וְיִ֨שְׂרָאֵ֔ל גָּלֹ֥ה יִגְלֶ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ ס", "text": "Therefore thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾištekā* in-the-*ʿîr* *tizneh* and-*bāneykā* and-*benōteykā* by-the-*ḥereb* *yippōlû* and-*ʾadmātekā* by-the-*ḥebel* *teḥullāq* and-*ʾattāh* upon-*ʾădāmāh* *ṭemēʾāh* *tāmût* and-*yiśrāʾēl* *gālōh* *yigleh* from-upon *ʾadmātô*.", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore/consequently", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, in this manner", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masc. singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾištekā*": "noun, fem. singular with 2nd masc. singular suffix - your wife", "*ʿîr*": "noun, fem. singular with definite article and prefixed preposition - in the city", "*tizneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd fem. singular - she will be a harlot", "*bāneykā*": "noun, masc. plural with 2nd masc. singular suffix - your sons", "*benōteykā*": "noun, fem. plural with 2nd masc. singular suffix - your daughters", "*ḥereb*": "noun, fem. singular with definite article and prefixed preposition - by the sword", "*yippōlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masc. plural - they will fall", "*ʾadmātekā*": "noun, fem. singular with 2nd masc. singular suffix - your land", "*ḥebel*": "noun, masc. singular with definite article and prefixed preposition - by the measuring line", "*teḥullāq*": "pual imperfect, 3rd fem. singular - it will be divided", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd masc. singular pronoun - you", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, fem. singular with prefixed preposition - upon land", "*ṭemēʾāh*": "adjective, fem. singular - unclean", "*tāmût*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masc. singular - you will die", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*gālōh*": "qal infinitive absolute - being exiled", "*yigleh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masc. singular - he will be exiled", "*mēʿal*": "compound preposition - from upon", "*ʾadmātô*": "noun, fem. singular with 3rd masc. singular suffix - his land" }, "variants": { "*tizneh*": "be a harlot/play the prostitute/be unfaithful", "*ḥebel*": "measuring line/cord/territory", "*teḥullāq*": "be divided/be apportioned/be measured", "*ṭemēʾāh*": "unclean/impure/defiled", "*gālōh* *yigleh*": "will surely be exiled/will certainly be taken captive" } }