Hebrew Interlinear
Amos 5:14 Interlinear
“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...