- *yōʾmer*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masc. singular with consecutive waw - and he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the divine name
- *ʾēlay*
- preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me
- *māh*
- interrogative pronoun - what
- *ʾattāh*
- 2nd masc. singular pronoun - you
- *rōʾeh*
- qal participle, masc. singular - seeing
- *ʿāmôs*
- proper noun - Amos
- *ʾōmar*
- qal imperfect, 1st singular with consecutive waw - and I said
- *ʾănāk*
- noun, masc. singular - plumb line/tin
- *ʾădōnāy*
- noun, masc. singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my Lord
- *hinenî*
- demonstrative particle with 1st singular suffix - behold me/here I am
- *śām*
- qal participle, masc. singular - setting/placing
- *qereb*
- noun, masc. singular construct with prefixed preposition - in midst of
- *ʿammî*
- noun, masc. singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my people
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *ʾôsîp*
- hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will add/continue
- *ʿôd*
- adverb - still/again
- *ʿăbôr*
- qal infinitive construct - to pass over/by