Amos 5:3

“For thus says Adonai YHWH: The city that goes out a thousand strong will have left a hundred, and the one that goes out a hundred strong will have left ten, for the house of Israel.”

Amos 5:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 5:3, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
The cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
that goes outיֹּצֵאתyotset

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotset” appears
a thousand strongאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
will have leftתַּשְׁאִירtashir

leave

To leave something over.

Where else “tashir” appears
a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “mea” appears
tenעֲשָׂרָהasara

ten

Ten.

Where else “asara” appears
for the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “vet” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

2“She has fallen, she will not rise again, the virgin of Israel; she lies abandoned on her ground, there is no one to raise her up.”

3 · This verse (above)

4For thus says YHWH to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.

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