Amos 3:1

“Hear this word that YHWH has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:”

Amos 3:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 3:1, word by word

Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shimu” appears
wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
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.

Where else “yehva” appears
has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
childrenבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
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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familyמִּשְׁפָּחָהmishpacha

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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I brought upהֶעֱלֵיתִיheeleti

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

Where else “mor” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will call you to account for all your iniquities.

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