Study it in the app“saying, “When will the new moon be over, so that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so that we may open the stores of wheat, to make small the ephah and make great the shekel, and to falsify scales of deceit,”
Amos condemns those who rig the scales to take advantage of the poorJustice and mercy
saying,לֵאמֹר“Whenמָתַיwill the new moonהַחֹדֶשׁbe over,יַעֲבֹרso that we may sellוְנַשְׁבִּירָהgrain,שֶּׁבֶרand the Sabbath,וְהַשַּׁבָּתso that we may openוְנִפְתְּחָהthe stores of wheat,בָּרto make smallלְהַקְטִיןthe ephahאֵיפָהand make greatוּלְהַגְדִּילthe shekel,שֶׁקֶלand to falsifyוּלְעַוֵּתscalesמֹאזְנֵיof deceit,מִרְמָה
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearswhen?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appearsnew moon
When the moon reappears and the month begins, with its feast.
Where else “chodesh” appearspass over
To pass, be gone; "pass over" a wrong is to forgive it.
Where else “yaavor” appearssell grain
To give wheat or barley to others in return for money.
Where else “nashbira” appearsgrain
Grain bought or sold.
Where else “shever” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appearsopen
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “niftcha” appearsgrain
Cereal already threshed and cleaned, the basis of bread.
Where else “bar” appearsmake small
Reduce in size.
Where else “haktin” appearsephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appearsmake great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “hagdil” appearsshekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appearspervert, make crooked
To bend, to pervert; to make what is straight crooked. Said above all of justice and right.
Where else “avet” appearsscales
A pair of scales.
Where else “mozne” appearsdeceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears4Hear this, you who pant after the needy, and seek to bring to an end the poor of the land,
5 · This verse (above)
6to buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, and the refuse of the wheat we will sell?”
