Amos 8:11

"Be sure of this, this time will come," proclaims (says, declares) the Lord of Lords (Adonai Yahweh):

"I will send a famine on the land,
not a famine of bread
or a thirst for water,
but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord (Yahweh).

The hebrew text BETA

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

הִנֵּה   יָמִים   בָּאִים   נְאֻם   אֲדֹנָי   יְהוִה   וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי   רָעָב   בָּאָרֶץ   לֹא   רָעָב   לַלֶּחֶם   וְלֹא   צָמָא   לַמַּיִם   כִּי   אִם   לִשְׁמֹעַ   אֵת   דִּבְרֵי   יְהוָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται λέγει κύριος καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ λιμὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν οὐ λιμὸν ἄρτου οὐδὲ δίψαν ὕδατος ἀλλὰ λιμὸν τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι λόγον κυρίου


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2009
H9015
הִנֵּ֣ה (hine)
׀
behold
separate
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

Tj
H3117
יָמִ֣ים (jamim)
day
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H0935
בָּאִ֗ים (baim)
to come (in)
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Vqrmpa
H5002
נְאֻם֙ (neum)
utterance
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H0136
אֲדֹנָ֣י (adónaj)
Lord
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H3069
יְהוִ֔ה (jehvih)
YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H9001
H7971
וְ (ve)
הִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י (hishelacheti)
seq
to send
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil 1p sing. hiphil first person singular

c
Vhq1cs
H7458
רָעָ֖ב (raav)
famine
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H0776
בָּ (ba)
אָ֑רֶץ (aretz)
in
land
Prep. Preposition

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

Rd
Ncbsa
H3808
H9014
לֹֽא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H7458
רָעָ֤ב (raav)
famine
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9005
H3899
לַ (la)
לֶּ֙חֶם֙ (lechem)
to
food
Prep. Preposition

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

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

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H6772
צָמָ֣א (tzama)
thirst
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9005
H4325
לַ (la)
מַּ֔יִם (majim)
to
water
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Rd
Ncmpa
H3588b
כִּ֣י (ki)
except
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H0518b
H9014
אִם (im-)
־
except
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H9005
H8085
לִ (li)
שְׁמֹ֔עַ (shemóa)
to
to hear
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H0853
אֵ֖ת (et)
obj.
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H1697
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diverei)
word
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H3068
H9016
יְהוָֽה (jehvah)
׃
YHWH Yahweh
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt

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