Amos 5:11

“Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take a levy of grain from him, houses of hewn stone you have built, but you will not live in them; pleasant vineyards you have planted, but you will not drink their wine.”

Amos 5:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 5:11, word by word

you trampleבּוֹשַׁסְboshas

trample

To trample, tread down.

Where else “boshas” appears
the poorדָּלdal

poor, weak

Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.

Where else “dal” appears
and takeתִּקְחוּtikchu

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

Where else “tikchu” appears
a levyמַשְׂאַתmasat

levy

What is set aside and lifted up for another: tribute, tax or offering.

Where else “masat” appears
of grainבַּרbar

grain

Cereal already threshed and cleaned, the basis of bread.

Where else “bar” appears
housesבָּתֵּיbate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bate” appears
of hewn stoneגָזִיתgazit

cut stone

Hewn stone, cut square.

Where else “gazit” appears
you have builtבְּנִיתֶםbenitem

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “benitem” appears
liveתֵשְׁבוּteshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “teshvu” appears
pleasantחֶמֶדchemed

delight, pleasantness

Delight, something lovely and desired.

Where else “chemed” appears
vineyardsכַּרְמֵיkarme

vineyard

Vineyard.

Where else “karme” appears
you have plantedנְטַעְתֶּםnetatem

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “netatem” appears
drinkתִשְׁתּוּtishtu

drink

Drink.

Where else “tishtu” appears
their wineיֵינָyena

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yena” appears

The context

10They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and the one who speaks with integrity they abhor.

11 · This verse (above)

12For I know how many are your transgressions and how great your sins: you who harass the righteous, who take a ransom, and turn aside the needy in the gate.

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