Amos 5:8


He who made the Pleiades and Orion
and brings forth the shadow of death in the morning
and makes the day dark as night,
who calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out upon the face of the earth,
the Lord (Yahweh) is his name,

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

עֹשֵׂה   כִימָה   וּכְסִיל   וְהֹפֵךְ   לַבֹּקֶר   צַלְמָוֶת   וְיוֹם   לַיְלָה   הֶחְשִׁיךְ   הַקּוֹרֵא   לְמֵי   הַיָּם   וַיִּשְׁפְּכֵם   עַל   פְּנֵי   הָאָרֶץ   יְהוָה   שְׁמוֹ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ποιῶν πάντα καὶ μετασκευάζων καὶ ἐκτρέπων εἰς τὸ πρωὶ σκιὰν θανάτου καὶ ἡμέραν εἰς νύκτα συσκοτάζων ὁ προσκαλούμενος τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἐκχέων αὐτὸ ἐπὶ προσώπου τῆς γῆς κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὄνομα αὐτῷ


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H6213a
עֹשֵׂ֨ה (óshe)
to make
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsc
H3598
כִימָ֜ה (khimah)
Pleiades
Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa
H9002
H3685
וּ (o)
כְסִ֗יל (khesil)
and
constellation
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H9002
H2015
וְ (ve)
הֹפֵ֤ךְ (hófekhe)
and
to overturn
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

C
Vqrmsa
H9005
H1242
לַ (la)
בֹּ֙קֶר֙ (bóqer)
to
morning
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H6757
צַלְמָ֔וֶת (tzalemavet)
shadow
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H3117
וְ (ve)
י֖וֹם (jvóm)
and
day
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H3915
לַ֣יְלָה (lajelah)
night
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H2821
הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ (hecheshikhe)
to darken
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
H9009
H7121
הַ (ha)
קּוֹרֵ֣א (qvóre)
the
to call
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Td
Vqrmsa
H9005
H4325
H9014
לְ (le)
מֵֽי (mei-)
־
to
water
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H9009
H3220
הַ (ha)
יָּ֗ם (jam)
the
sea
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H8210
H9038
וַֽ (va)
יִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ (jishepekhe)
ם (m)
seq
to pour
them
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3ms
Sp3mp
H5921a
H9014
עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H6440
פְּנֵ֥י (penei)
face
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H0776
הָ (ha)
אָ֖רֶץ (aretz)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H3068
יְהוָ֥ה (jehvah)
YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H8034
H9023
H9016
H9018
שְׁמֽ (shem)
וֹ (vó)
׃
ס (s)
name
his
verseEnd
section
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms

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