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Youאֶתְכֶםonlyרַקhave I knownיָדַעְתִּיof allמִכֹּלthe familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתof the earth;הָאֲדָמָהthereforeעַל כֵּןI will call you to accountאֶפְקֹד עֲלֵיכֶםfor allכָּלyour iniquities.עֲוֺנֹתֵיכֶם
Amos 3:2
Study it in the app“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will call you to account for all your iniquities.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 3:2, word by word
- have I knownיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- the familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpchot
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appears- of the earthאֲדָמָהadama
land
A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.
Where else “adama” appears- I will call you to accountאֶפְקֹדefkod
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “efkod” appears- your iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתֵיavonote
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonote” appears
The context
1Hear 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:
2 · This verse (above)
3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to meet?