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Amos 5:14

Seek good and not evil
so that you may live,
and so that the Lord (Yahweh), God of hosts (Elohim Sebaot), may be with you,
as you say.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

דִּרְשׁוּ   טוֹב   וְאַל   רָע   לְמַעַן   תִּחְיוּ   וִיהִי   כֵן   יְהוָה   אֱלֹהֵי   צְבָאוֹת   אִתְּכֶם   כַּאֲשֶׁר   אֲמַרְתֶּם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐκζητήσατε τὸ καλὸν καὶ μὴ τὸ πονηρόν ὅπως ζήσητε καὶ ἔσται οὕτως μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὃν τρόπον εἴπατε

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1875
H9014
 דִּרְשׁוּ (diresho-)
־
to seek
link
Verb Verb
qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural

Vqv2mp
H2896b
 ט֥וֹב (tvóv)
 good
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9002
H0408
H9014
 וְ (ve)
אַל (al-)
־
and
not
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 C
Tn
H7451b
 רָ֖ע (ra)
 evil
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H4616
 לְמַ֣עַן (lemaan)
 because
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H2421
 תִּֽחְי֑וּ (tichejo)
 to live
Verb Verb
qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural

Vqi2mp
H9002
H1961
H9014
 וִ (vi)
יהִי (jhi-)
־
and
to be
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

C
Vqu3ms
H3651c
 כֵ֞ן (khen)
 so
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H3068
 יְהוָ֧ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H0430
H9014
 אֱלֹהֵֽי (elóhei-)
־
God
link
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H6635b
 צְבָא֛וֹת (tzevavót)
 Hosts
Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

 Ncfpa
H0854
H9036
 אִתְּ (ite)
כֶ֖ם (khem)
 with
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

R
Sp2mp
H9004
H0834d
 כַּ (ka)
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher)
 like
as which
Prep. Preposition

Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 R
Tr
H0559
H9016
 אֲמַרְתֶּֽם (amaretem)
׃
to say
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal ♂ pl. qal qatal second person masculine plural

Vqp2mp

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