Amos 5:6 in context
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Amos 5:6

Seek (come before; ask for) the Lord (Yahweh) and you will live,
otherwise he will pass over (rush over, strike) the house of Joseph like a consuming fire,
and there will be no one to extinguish [the fire] in Bethel.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

דִּרְשׁוּ   אֶת   יְהוָה   וִחְיוּ   פֶּן   יִצְלַח   כָּאֵשׁ   בֵּית   יוֹסֵף   וְאָכְלָה   וְאֵין   מְכַבֶּה   לְבֵית   אֵל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐκζητήσατε τὸν κύριον καὶ ζήσατε ὅπως μὴ ἀναλάμψῃ ὡς πῦρ ὁ οἶκος Ιωσηφ καὶ καταφάγεται αὐτόν καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ σβέσων τῷ οἴκῳ Ισραηλ

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1875
 דִּרְשׁ֥וּ (diresho)
 to seek
Verb Verb
qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural

Vqv2mp
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

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

 Npt
H9002
H2421
 וִֽ (vi)
חְי֑וּ (chejo)
 and
to live
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal ♂ pl. qal second person masculine plural

C
Vqv2mp
H6435
H9014
 פֶּן (pen-)
־
lest
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H6743a
 יִצְלַ֤ח (jitzelach)
 to rush
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9004
H0784
 כָּ (ka)
אֵשׁ֙ (esh)
 like
fire
Prep. Preposition

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

 Rd
Ncbsa
H1004b
 בֵּ֣ית (beit)
 house
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3130
 יוֹסֵ֔ף (jvósef)
 Joseph
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9001
H0398
 וְ (ve)
אָכְלָ֥ה (akhelah)
 seq
to eat
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular

c
Vqq3fs
H9002
H0369
H9014
 וְ (ve)
אֵין (ein-)
־
and
nothing
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H3518
 מְכַבֶּ֖ה (mekhabe)
 to quench
Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ sing. piel participle active masculine singular

Vprmsa
H9005
H1008
H9014
 לְ (le)
בֵֽית (veit-)
־
to
Beth-el
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 R
Npl
H1008
H9016
 אֵֽל (el)
׃
Beth-el
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl

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