Amos 8:6
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7069 [e]לִקְנ֤וֹת
liq-nō-wṯ
that we may buyPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
3701 [e]בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙
bak-ke-sep̄
for silverPrep-b, Art | N-ms
1800 [e]דַּלִּ֔ים
dal-lîm,
the poorAdj-mpc
34 [e]וְאֶבְי֖וֹן
wə-’eḇ-yō-wn
and the needyConj-w | Adj-ms
5668 [e]בַּעֲב֣וּר
ba-‘ă-ḇūr
forPrep-b | N-ms
5275 [e]נַעֲלָ֑יִם
na-‘ă-lā-yim;
a pair of sandalsN-fd
4651 [e]וּמַפַּ֥ל
ū-map-pal
and Even badConj-w | N-msc
1250 [e]בַּ֖ר
bar
the wheatN-ms
7666 [e]נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃
naš-bîr.
sellV-Hifil-Imperf-1cp





















Hebrew Texts
עמוס 8:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לִקְנֹ֤ות בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ דַּלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיֹ֖ון בַּעֲב֣וּר נַעֲלָ֑יִם וּמַפַּ֥ל בַּ֖ר נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃

עמוס 8:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
לקנות בכסף דלים ואביון בעבור נעלים ומפל בר נשביר׃

עמוס 8:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
לקנות בכסף דלים ואביון בעבור נעלים ומפל בר נשביר׃

עמוס 8:6 Hebrew Bible
לקנות בכסף דלים ואביון בעבור נעלים ומפל בר נשביר׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So as to buy the helpless for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?"

King James Bible
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We can buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and even sell the chaff!"
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