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Amos 2:7

They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.
Amos 2:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤ים עַל־עֲפַר־אֶ֙רֶץ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ דַּלִּ֔ים וְדֶ֥רֶךְ עֲנָוִ֖ים יַטּ֑וּ וְאִ֣ישׁ וְאָבִ֗יו יֵֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן חַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃

  1. הַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.Fim“those [who] trample”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁאַף · “to crush” · Strong's H7602B
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. עֲפַר־'a.far-“[the] dust of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  4. אֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retz“[the] earth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Rosh“on [the] head of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  6. דַּלִּ֔יםda.Lim“poor [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
  7. וְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekh“and [the] way of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  8. עֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.Vim“humble [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָנָו · “poor” · Strong's H6035
  9. יַטּ֑וּya.Tu“they turn aside”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  10. וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ish“and a man”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  11. וְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.Viv“and father his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  12. יֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.Khu“they go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  13. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.Rah“the young woman”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  15. לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an“so as”
    Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
  16. חַלֵּ֖לcha.Lel“to profane”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  17. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. שֵׁ֥םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  19. קָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shi“holiness my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)