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Amos 5:18

Woe to those who desire
the day of the Lord (Yahweh)!
Why do you want the day of the Lord (Yahweh)?
It is darkness, not light.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

הוֹי   הַמִּתְאַוִּים   אֶת   יוֹם   יְהוָה   לָמָּה   זֶּה   לָכֶם   יוֹם   יְהוָה   הוּא   חֹשֶׁךְ   וְלֹא   אוֹר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

οὐαὶ οἱ ἐπιθυμοῦντες τὴν ἡμέραν κυρίου ἵνα τί αὕτη ὑμῖν ἡ ἡμέρα τοῦ κυρίου καὶ αὐτή ἐστιν σκότος καὶ οὐ φῶς

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1945
 ה֥וֹי (hvój)
 woe!
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 Tj
H9009
H0183
 הַ (ha)
מִּתְאַוִּ֖ים (miteaoim)
 the
to desire
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
participle active ♂ pl. participle active masculine plural

Td
Vtrmpa
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H3117
 י֣וֹם (jvóm)
 day
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3068
 יְהוָ֑ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H9005
H4100
H9014
 לָ (la)
מָּה (mah-)
־
to
what?
link
Prep. Preposition


 R
Ti
H2088
 זֶּ֥ה (ze)
 this
Tm
H9005
H9036
 לָ (la)
כֶ֛ם (khem)
 to
you
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Sp2mp
H3117
 י֥וֹם (jvóm)
 day
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3068
 יְהוָ֖ה (jehvah)
 YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npt
H1931
H9014
 הוּא (ho-)
־
he she it
link
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms
H2822
 חֹ֥שֶׁךְ (chóshekhe)
 darkness
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
H3808
H9014
 וְ (ve)
לֹא (ló-)
־
and
not
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 C
Tn
H0216
H9016
 אֽוֹר (vór)
׃
light
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

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