Amos 8:5

You say:

"When will the new moon festival be over,
so that we can sell grain?
When will the Sabbath be over,
so that we can sell our barley?
Then we will reduce the ephah measure [a volume measure of 35 liters – so that the buyer gets less grain and barley]
and increase the shekel [a unit of weight of 11.5 grams for payment of silver and gold – so that the buyer pays more]
and distort the scales. [One way was to manipulate the center of the scales so that the weighed amount looked heavier than it actually was, thereby deceiving the buyer.]

The hebrew text BETA

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

לֵאמֹר   מָתַי   יַעֲבֹר   הַחֹדֶשׁ   וְנַשְׁבִּירָה   שֶּׁבֶר   וְהַשַּׁבָּת   וְנִפְתְּחָה   בָּר   לְהַקְטִין   אֵיפָה   וּלְהַגְדִּיל   שֶׁקֶל   וּלְעַוֵּת   מֹאזְנֵי   מִרְמָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

οἱ λέγοντες πότε διελεύσεται ὁ μὴν καὶ ἐμπολήσομεν καὶ τὰ σάββατα καὶ ἀνοίξομεν θησαυροὺς τοῦ ποιῆσαι μικρὸν μέτρον καὶ τοῦ μεγαλῦναι στάθμια καὶ ποιῆσαι ζυγὸν ἄδικον


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H0559
לֵ (le)
אמֹ֗ר (mór)
to
to say
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H4970
מָתַ֞י (mataj)
how
Ti
H5674a
יַעֲבֹ֤ר (jaavór)
to pass
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9009
H2320
הַ (ha)
חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (chódesh)
the
month
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H7666
וְ (ve)
נַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה (nashebirah)
and
to buy grain
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil 1p pl. hiphil first person plural

C
Vhu1cp
H7668
שֶּׁ֔בֶר (shever)
grain
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H9009
H7676
וְ (ve)
הַ (ha)
שַּׁבָּ֖ת (shabat)
and
the
sabbath
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

C
Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H6605a
H9014
וְ (ve)
נִפְתְּחָה (nifetechah-)
־
and
to open
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

C
Vqu1cp
H1250a
בָּ֑ר (bar)
grain
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9005
H6994
לְ (le)
הַקְטִ֤ין (haqetin)
to
be small
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H0374
אֵיפָה֙ (eifah)
ephah
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa
H9002
H9005
H1431
וּ (o)
לְ (le)
הַגְדִּ֣יל (hagedil)
and
to
to magnify
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

C
R
Vhcc
H8255
שֶׁ֔קֶל (sheqel)
shekel
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9002
H9005
H5791
וּ (o)
לְ (le)
עַוֵּ֖ת (aoet)
and
to
to pervert
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel piel

C
R
Vpcc
H3976
מֹאזְנֵ֥י (mózenei)
balance
Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) gen. masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

Ncbdc
H4820
H9016
מִרְמָֽה (miremah)
׃
deceit
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa

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