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Those who put far awayהַמְנַדִּיםthe evilרָעdayלְיוֹםand bring nearוַתַּגִּישׁוּןthe seatשֶׁבֶתof violence;חָמָס
Amos 6:3
Study it in the app“Those who put far away the evil day and bring near the seat of violence;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 6:3, word by word
- Those who put far awayמְנַדִּיםmenadim
cast out
To cast out, to put away from oneself.
Where else “menadim” appears- the evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- and bring nearתַּגִּישׁוּtagishu
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “tagishu” appears- the seatשֶׁבֶתshevet
seat, dwelling
Seat, place where someone is or stays; the act of sitting or dwelling. In 2 Samuel 23:7 its sense is uncertain ("in their place").
Where else “shevet” appears- of violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears
The context
2Cross 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?
3 · This verse (above)
4those who lie on beds of ivory, and sprawl on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall;