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Amos 9:3 Interlinear

And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel I will search and take them out thence and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְאִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙H2244And though they hideto secrete
3בְּרֹ֣אשׁH7218themselves in the topthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
4הַכַּרְמֶ֔לH3760of Carmelkarmel, the name of a hill and of a town in palestine
5מִשָּׁ֥םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
6אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂH2664I will searchto seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e., let be sought), or mask
7וּלְקַחְתִּ֑יםH3947and take them outto take (in the widest variety of applications)
8וְאִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
9יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּH5641thence and though they be hidto hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
10מִנֶּ֤גֶדH5048a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
11עֵינַי֙H5869from my sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
12בְּקַרְקַ֣עH7172in the bottomfloor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseroe), of a building or the sea
13הַיָּ֔םH3220of the seaa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
14מִשָּׁ֛םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
15אֲצַוֶּ֥הH6680thence will I command(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
16אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
17הַנָּחָ֖שׁH5175the serpenta snake (from its hiss)
18וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃H5391and he shall biteto strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan

Verse Context

Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell thence shall mine hand take...
Amos 9:3 (current) And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel I will search and take them out thence and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite
Amos 9:4 into captivity before their enemies ...

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