Amos 2:11

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Amos 2:11, word by word

And I raised upאָקִיםakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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some of your sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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as prophetsנְבִיאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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and some of your young menבַּחוּרֵיbachure

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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as Naziritesנְזִרִיםnezirim

Nazirite

Someone set apart for God by a special vow.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Translation note

“Nazirites”: consecrated to YHWH by a vow (Numbers 6).

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