Amos 5:8

“The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into morning, and darkens day into night; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth: YHWH is his name.”

Amos 5:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 5:8, word by word

The one who madeעֹשֵׂהose

make

To build or create something.

Where else “ose” appears
the Pleiadesכִימָהchima

Pleiades

The name of a group of stars, probably the Pleiades.

Where else “chima” appears
and Orionכְסִילchesil

Orion, fool

The name of a constellation, probably Orion. It is the same word as "fool."

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and turnsהֹפֵךְhofech

change

To change something into something else.

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the shadow of deathצַלְמָוֶתtsalmavet

deep darkness

Deep darkness: the thickest gloom. The word joins "shadow" and "death"; it is used for extreme danger, for the densest darkness and for the place of the dead.

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into morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and darkensהֶחְשִׁיךְhechshich

grow dark

Grow dark; darken.

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dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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into nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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who callsקּוֹרֵאkore

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

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for the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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and pours them outיִּשְׁפְּכֵyishpche

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

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the faceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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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.

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is his nameשְׁמshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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The context

7Those who turn justice into wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth.

8 · This verse (above)

9The one who makes destruction flash against the strong, and destruction comes against the fortress.

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