Amos 6:2

“Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there to Hamath the great, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory?”

Amos 6:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 6:2, word by word

Cross overעִבְרוּivru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “ivru” appears
to Calnehכַלְנֵהchalne

Calneh

Calneh, a city in Mesopotamia or Syria; which one is not certain.

Where else “chalne” appears
and seeרְאוּreu

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and goלְכוּlechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechu” appears
to Hamathחֲמַתchamat

Hamath the great

"Hamath-rabbah": Hamath the great, a city in Syria.

Where else “chamat” appears
and go downרְדוּredu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “redu” appears
of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתּיםpelishtym

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

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Are they betterטוֹבִיםtovim

better

Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.

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kingdomsמַּמְלָכוֹתmamlachot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

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is their territoryגְּבוּלָgevula

territory

The land within that border.

Where else “gevula” appears
greaterרַבrav

great

Of great size or power; the one who stands out.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGath?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gath ?

    Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel

    A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.

    Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).

    1 Samuel 17:41 Samuel 21:101 Samuel 5:81 Samuel 27:2

The context

1Woe to those at ease in Zion, and those who trust in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!

2 · This verse (above)

3Those who put far away the evil day and bring near the seat of violence;

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