Hebrew Interlinear

Amos 2:8 Interlinear

upon clothes laid to pledge And they lay themselves down by every altar the wine of the condemned and they drink in the house of their god

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2בְּגָדִ֤יםH899upon clothesa covering, i.e., clothing
3חֲבֻלִים֙H2254laid to pledgeto wind tightly (as a rope), i.e., to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of partur
4יַטּ֔וּH5186And they lay themselves downto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
5אֵ֖צֶלH681bya side; (as a preposition) near
6כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7מִזְבֵּ֑חַH4196every altaran altar
8וְיֵ֤יןH3196the winewine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
9עֲנוּשִׁים֙H6064of the condemnedproperly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine
10יִשְׁתּ֔וּH8354and they drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
11בֵּ֖יתH1004in the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
12אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃H430of their godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

Verse Context

Amos 2:7That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor...
Amos 2:8 (current) upon clothes laid to pledge And they lay themselves down by every altar the wine of the condemned and they drink in the house of their god
Amos 2:9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before ...

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