Amos 8:1

“Thus Adonai YHWH showed me: and look, a basket of summer fruit.”

Amos 8:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Amos 8:1, word by word

Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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showed meהִרְאַhira

show

To make someone see something.

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a basketכְּלוּבkeluv

basket

A basket for carrying or keeping summer fruit.

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of summer fruitקָיִץkayits

summer fruit

The fruits that ripen in summer, like figs and grapes.

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2And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” And YHWH said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel; I will no longer pass by him.

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