Amos 5:12

For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
Amos 5:12
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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)

כִּ֤י יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ רַבִּ֣ים פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וַעֲצֻמִ֖ים חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑ם צֹרְרֵ֤י צַדִּיק֙ לֹ֣קְחֵי כֹ֔פֶר וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים בַּשַּׁ֥עַר הִטּֽוּ׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  3. רַבִּ֣יםra.Bim“many”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  4. פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.Khem“transgressions your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פֶּ֫שַׁע · “transgression” · Strong's H6588
  5. וַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.Mim“and numerous”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָצוּם · “mighty” · Strong's H6099
  6. חַטֹּֽאתֵיכֶ֑םcha.to.tei.Khem“sins your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
  7. צֹרְרֵ֤יtzo.re.Rei“O opposers of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from צָרַר · “to vex” · Strong's H6887D
  8. צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik“[the] righteous”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  9. לֹ֣קְחֵיLo.ke.chei“O takers of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  10. כֹ֔פֶרKho.fer“ransom”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּפֶר · “ransom” · Strong's H3724A
  11. וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.Nim“and needy [people]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶבְיוֹן · “needy” · Strong's H0034
  12. בַּשַּׁ֥עַרba.Sha.'ar“in the gate”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  13. הִטּֽוּ׃hi.Tu“they turn aside”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)