And ifוְאִםthey hideיֵחָבְאוּon the topבְּרֹאשׁof Carmel,הַכַּרְמֶלfrom thereמִשָּׁםI will search outאֲחַפֵּשׂand take them;וּלְקַחְתִּיםand ifוְאִםthey conceal themselvesיִסָּתְרוּfromמִנֶּגֶדmy sightעֵינַיon the floorבְּקַרְקַעof the sea,הַיָּםfrom thereמִשָּׁםI will commandאֲצַוֶּהthe snake,הַנָּחָשׁand it will bite them.וּנְשָׁכָם
Amos 9:3
Study it in the app“And if they hide on the top of Carmel, from there I will search out and take them; and if they conceal themselves from my sight on the floor of the sea, from there I will command the snake, and it will bite them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 9:3, word by word
- they hideיֵחָבְאוּyechavu
hide
Hide oneself.
Where else “yechavu” appears- on the topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears- of Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel
Carmel
See it on the mapWhere else “karmel” appears- I will search outאֲחַפֵּשׂachapes
search
To go through something carefully.
Where else “achapes” appears- and take themלְקַחְתִּיlekachti
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lekachti” appears- they conceal themselvesיִסָּתְרוּyisatru
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “yisatru” appears- fromנֶּגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- my sightעֵינַena
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ena” appears- on the floorקַרְקַעkarka
floor
Ground, floor.
Where else “karka” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- I will commandאֲצַוֶּהatsave
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “atsave” appears- the snakeנָּחָשׁnachash
serpent
A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.
Where else “nachash” appears- and it will bite themנְשָׁכָneshacha
bite
To sink the teeth in, like a snake that strikes and poisons.
Where else “neshacha” appears
Places in this verse
Carmel
Today: Mount Carmel, near Haifa, Israel
A mountain ridge near the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, by present-day Haifa.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal there, and fire from the Lord fell (1 Kgs 18:19-38).
The context
2If they dig into Sheol, from there my hand will take them; and if they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.
3 · This verse (above)
4And if they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it will kill them; and I will set my eyes on them for evil and not for good.”