Amos 9:3
{ "verseID": "Amos.9.3", "source": "וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים וְאִם־יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַנָּחָ֖שׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾim*-*yēḥābəʾû* *bərōʾš* *hakkarmel* *miššām* *ʾăḥappēś* *ûləqaḥtîm* *wəʾim*-*yissātərû* *minneged* *ʿênay* *bəqarqaʿ* *hayyām* *miššām* *ʾăṣawweh* ʾēt-*hannāḥāš* *ûnəšākām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yēḥābəʾû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun masculine construct - on top of", "*hakkarmel*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the Carmel (mountain)", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will search", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will take them", "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yissātərû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*minneged*": "preposition - from before/from in front of", "*ʿênay*": "noun feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in the bottom/floor of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the sea", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command", "*hannāḥāš*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the serpent", "*ûnəšākām*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it will bite them" }, "variants": { "*yēḥābəʾû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "on the top of/summit of", "*hakkarmel*": "the Carmel/the fruitful land", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "I will search/seek thoroughly", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "and I will take/seize them", "*yissātərû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*minneged*": "from before/from the sight of", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "in the bottom/floor/depths of", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "I will command/order", "*hannāḥāš*": "the serpent/snake/sea monster", "*ûnəšākām*": "and it will bite/sting them" } }