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Thereforeלָכֵןthe prudentהַמַּשְׂכִּילat that timeבָּעֵת הַהִיאkeeps silent,יִדֹּםforכִּיitהִיאis an evilרָעָהtime.עֵת
Amos 5:13
Study it in the app“Therefore the prudent at that time keeps silent, for it is an evil time.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 5:13, word by word
- the prudentמַּשְׂכִּילmaskil
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “maskil” appears- at that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- keeps silentיִדֹּםyidom
be silent
To stop speaking or moving; to wait in stillness.
Where else “yidom” appears- is an evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; and so YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, will be with you, as you have said.