Hebrew Interlinear
Amos 6:4 Interlinear
“That lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ | H7901 | That lie | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 2 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 3 | מִטּ֣וֹת | H4296 | upon beds | a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier |
| 4 | שֵׁ֔ן | H8127 | of ivory | a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff |
| 5 | וּסְרֻחִ֖ים | H5628 | and stretch | to extend (even to excess) |
| 6 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 7 | עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם | H6210 | themselves upon their couches | a couch (properly, with a canopy) |
| 8 | וְאֹכְלִ֤ים | H398 | and eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 9 | כָּרִים֙ | H3733 | the lambs | a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting) |
| 10 | מִצֹּ֔אן | H6629 | out of the flock | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
| 11 | וַעֲגָלִ֖ים | H5695 | and the calves | a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer) |
| 12 | מִתּ֥וֹךְ | H8432 | out of the midst | a bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center |
| 13 | מַרְבֵּֽק׃ | H4770 | of the stall | a stall (for cattle) |
Verse Context
Amos 6:3Ye that put far away day the evil to come near and cause the seat of violence...
Amos 6:4 (current)That lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall
Amos 6:5That chant to the sound of the viol like David and invent...