And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.Amos 2:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְ אֶתְכֶ֤ם בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לָרֶ֖שֶׁת אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃
- וְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.Khi“and I”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.ti“I brought up”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
- אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retz“from [the] land of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- וָאוֹלֵ֨ךְva.'o.Lekh“and I led”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “take” · Strong's H1980J
- אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
- שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nah“year[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- לָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shet“to take possession of”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.Ri“the Amorite[s]”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֹרִי · “Amorite” · Strong's H0567
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info