4 {
"verseID": "Amos.8.4",
"source": "שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֕את הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֖ים אֶבְי֑וֹן וְלַשְׁבִּ֖ית *ענוי־**עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*šimʿû* this the *šōʾăpîm* *ʾebyôn* and *wəlašbît* *ʿăniyyê* *ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*šimʿû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*haššōʾăpîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones panting after/trampling",
"*ʾebyôn*": "noun, masculine singular - needy/poor person",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lašbît*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to cease/destroy",
"*ʿăniyyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - poor/afflicted of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth"
},
"variants": {
"*šōʾăpîm*": "panting after/trampling/crushing/swallowing up",
"*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute person",
"*lašbît*": "to cause to cease/to make an end of/to destroy",
"*ʿăniyyê*": "poor/afflicted/humble",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/country"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Amos.8.5",
"source": "לֵאמֹ֗ר מָתַ֞י יַעֲבֹ֤ר הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה שֶּׁ֔בֶר וְהַשַּׁבָּ֖ת וְנִפְתְּחָה־בָּ֑ר לְהַקְטִ֤ין אֵיפָה֙ וּלְהַגְדִּ֣יל שֶׁ֔קֶל וּלְעַוֵּ֖ת מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃",
"text": "*lēʾmōr* when *yaʿăbōr* the *ḥōdeš* and *wənašbîrāh* *šeber* and the *šabbāt* and *wəniptəḥāh* *bār* to *ləhaqṭîn* *ʾêpāh* and to *ûləhagdîl* *šeqel* and to *ûləʿawwēt* *mōʾznê* *mirmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*mātay*": "interrogative adverb - when",
"*yaʿăbōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will pass",
"*haḥōdeš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the new moon/month",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*našbîrāh*": "hiphil cohortative, 1st plural - let us sell",
"*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - grain",
"*wəhaššabbāt*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the sabbath",
"*wəniptəḥāh*": "conjunction + qal cohortative, 1st plural - let us open",
"*bār*": "noun, masculine singular - grain",
"*ləhaqṭîn*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to make small",
"*ʾêpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ephah (a dry measure)",
"*ûləhagdîl*": "conjunction + preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - and to make great",
"*šeqel*": "noun, masculine singular - shekel (unit of weight/currency)",
"*ûləʿawwēt*": "conjunction + preposition + piel infinitive construct - and to falsify/pervert",
"*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - scales/balances of",
"*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/fraud"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăbōr*": "will pass/will be over",
"*ḥōdeš*": "new moon/month/festival at new moon",
"*našbîrāh*": "let us sell grain/let us market",
"*šeber*": "grain/corn/food",
"*niptəḥāh*": "let us open/let us begin selling",
"*bār*": "grain/corn",
"*ləhaqṭîn*": "to make small/to diminish",
"*ʾêpāh*": "ephah (measurement of volume)",
"*ləhagdîl*": "to make great/to increase",
"*šeqel*": "shekel (unit of weight/currency)",
"*ləʿawwēt*": "to falsify/to pervert/to distort",
"*mōʾznê*": "scales/balances",
"*mirmâ*": "deceit/fraud/dishonesty"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Amos.8.6",
"source": "לִקְנ֤וֹת בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְי֖וֹן בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃",
"text": "To *liqnôt* with the *kesep* *dallîm* and *ʾebyôn* for *baʿăbûr* *naʿălāyim* and *mappal* *bar* *našbîr*",
"grammar": {
"*liqnôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to buy/acquire",
"*bakkesep*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - with the silver/money",
"*dallîm*": "adjective used as noun, masculine plural - poor/weak ones",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾebyôn*": "noun, masculine singular - needy/poor person",
"*baʿăbûr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the sake of/because of",
"*naʿălāyim*": "noun, feminine dual - pair of sandals",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*mappal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - refuse/fallen part of",
"*bar*": "noun, masculine singular - grain",
"*našbîr*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st plural - we will sell"
},
"variants": {
"*liqnôt*": "to buy/to purchase/to acquire",
"*kesep*": "silver/money",
"*dallîm*": "poor/weak/low/needy ones",
"*ʾebyôn*": "needy/poor/destitute person",
"*baʿăbûr*": "for/because of/on account of",
"*naʿălāyim*": "pair of sandals/shoes",
"*mappal*": "refuse/fallings/chaff/sweepings",
"*bar*": "grain/corn",
"*našbîr*": "we will sell/we will market"
}
}