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And it will happenוְהָיָהthat ifאִםtenעֲשָׂרָהmenאֲנָשִׁיםremainיִוָּתְרוּin oneבְּ אֶחָדhouse,בַיִתthey will die.וָמֵתוּ
Amos 6:9
Study it in the app“And it will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 6:9, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- remainיִוָּתְרוּyivatru
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “yivatru” appears- in oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- houseבַיִתvayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vayit” appears- they will dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears
The context
8Adonai YHWH has sworn by his soul, declares YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot: I abhor the pride of Jacob, and his citadels I hate; and I will hand over the city and all that fills it.
9 · This verse (above)
10And his relative and the one who burns him will pick him up to bring out the bones from the house, and he will say to the one who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” And he will say, “No one.” And he will say, “Hush! For we must not mention the name of YHWH.”