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Amos 5:24

But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Amos 5:24
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְיִגַּ֥ל כַּמַּ֖יִם מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה כְּנַ֥חַל אֵיתָֽן׃

  1. וְיִגַּ֥לve.yi.Gal“and it may roll on”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּלַל · “to roll” · Strong's H1556
  2. כַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yim“like <the> water”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  3. מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pat“justice”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  4. וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kah“and righteousness”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  5. כְּנַ֥חַלke.Na.chal“like a wadi”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  6. אֵיתָֽן׃'ei.Tan“ever-flowing”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵיתָן · “strong” · Strong's H0386
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)