Hebrew Interlinear
Amos 5:14 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Amos 5:14, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Seek good and not evil that ye may live and so the LORD the God of hosts shall be with you as ye have spoken”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | דִּרְשׁוּ | H1875 | Seek | properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship |
| 2 | ט֥וֹב | H2896 | good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 3 | וְאַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 4 | רָ֖ע | H7451 | and not evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 5 | לְמַ֣עַן | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 6 | תִּֽחְי֑וּ | H2421 | that ye may live | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 7 | וִיהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | כֵ֞ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 9 | יְהוָ֧ה | H3068 | and so the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 10 | אֱלֹהֵֽי | H430 | the God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 11 | צְבָא֛וֹת | H6635 | of hosts | a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci |
| 12 | אִתְּכֶ֖ם | H854 | properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | |
| 13 | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 14 | אֲמַרְתֶּֽם׃ | H559 | shall be with you as ye have spoken | to say (used with great latitude) |
Verse Context
Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent in that time shall keep silence ...
Amos 5:14 (current)Seek good and not evil that ye may live and so the LORD the God of hosts shall be with you as ye have spoken
Amos 5:15Hate the evil and love the good and establish in the gate...