Therefore,לָכֵןbecauseיַעַןyou trampleבּוֹשַׁסְכֶםonעַלthe poorדָּלand takeוּ תִּקְחוּa levyמַשְׂאַתof grainבַּרfrom him,מִמֶּנּוּhousesבָּתֵּיof hewn stoneגָזִיתyou have built,בְּנִיתֶםbut you will notוְלֹאliveתֵשְׁבוּin them;בָםpleasantחֶמֶדvineyardsכַּרְמֵיyou have planted,נְטַעְתֶּםbut you will notוְלֹאdrinkתִשְׁתּוּtheir wine.יֵינָם
Amos 5:11
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.