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Hateשִׂנְאוּevilרָעand loveוְאֶהֱבוּgood,טוֹבand establishוְהַצִּיגוּjusticeמִשְׁפָּטin the gate;בַשַּׁעַרperhapsאוּלַיYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwill be graciousיֶחֱנַןto the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתof Joseph.יוֹסֵף
Amos 5:15
Study it in the app“Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; perhaps YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 5:15, word by word
- Hateשִׂנְאוּsinu
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sinu” appears- evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- and loveאֶהֱבוּehevu
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ehevu” appears- goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- and establishהַצִּיגוּhatsigu
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “hatsigu” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- in the gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- perhapsאוּלַיulay
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” 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- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- will be graciousיֶחֱנַןyechenan
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yechenan” appears- to the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit
remnant
Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.
Where else “sheerit” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears
The context
14Seek good and not evil, so that you may live; and so YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, will be with you, as you have said.
15 · This verse (above)
16Therefore thus says YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, Adonai: In all the squares there will be lamenting, and in all the streets they will say, “Alas! Alas!” And they will call the farmer to mourning, and to lamenting those skilled in wailing.