Amos 2:4

“Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they rejected the law of YHWH, and did not keep his statutes; and their lies led them astray, after which their fathers walked.”

Amos 2:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 2:4, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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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threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיpishe

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

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revoke itאֲשִׁיבֶashive

return

To go back to a place.

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they rejectedמָאֳסָmaosa

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

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the lawתּוֹרַתtorat

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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keepשָׁמָרוּshamaru

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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his statutesחֻקָּיchukay

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and their liesכִּזְבֵיkizve

lie, falsehood

A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.

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led them astrayיַּתְעוּyatu

wander, go astray

Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.

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their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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walkedהָלְכוּhalchu

walk

Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.

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The context

3And I will cut off the judge from her midst, and all her princes I will kill with him, says YHWH.

4 · This verse (above)

5And I will send fire on Judah, and it will devour the citadels of Jerusalem.

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