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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙H7901That lieto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
2עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3מִטּ֣וֹתH4296upon bedsa bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
4שֵׁ֔ןH8127of ivorya tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
5וּסְרֻחִ֖יםH5628and stretchto extend (even to excess)
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םH6210themselves upon their couchesa couch (properly, with a canopy)
8וְאֹכְלִ֤יםH398and eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
9כָּרִים֙H3733the lambsa ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting)
10מִצֹּ֔אןH6629out of the flocka collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
11וַעֲגָלִ֖יםH5695and the calvesa (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer)
12מִתּ֥וֹךְH8432out of the midsta bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center
13מַרְבֵּֽק׃H4770of the stalla 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...

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