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But at Bethelוּבֵית אֵלyou will notלֹאagainתוֹסִיף עוֹדprophesy,לְהִנָּבֵאforכִּיitהוּאis the king'sמֶלֶךְsanctuary,מִקְדַּשׁand a houseוּבֵיתof the kingdomמַמְלָכָהit is.”הוּא
Amos 7:13
Study it in the app“But at Bethel you will not again prophesy, for it is the king's sanctuary, and a house of the kingdom it is.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 7:13, word by word
- But at Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- againתוֹסִיףtosif
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “tosif” appears- prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- is the king'sמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- sanctuaryמִקְדַּשׁmikdash
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdash” appears- and a houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
12And Amaziah said to Amos, “Seer, go, flee to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and there prophesy.
13 · This verse (above)
14And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, and I am not a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.