Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.Amos 5:27
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְהִגְלֵיתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם מֵהָ֣לְאָה לְדַמָּ֑שֶׂק אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ פ
- וְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יve.hig.lei.Ti“and I will send into exile”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from גָּלָה · “remove” · Strong's H1540K
- אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- מֵהָ֣לְאָהme.Hal.'ah“from beyond”Preposition + Adverb · from הָֽ֫לְאָה · “further” · Strong's H1973
- לְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקle.da.Ma.sek“<to> Damascus”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק · “Damascus” · Strong's H1834
- אָמַ֛ר'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“[is] Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-“God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'ot“hosts”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
- שְׁמֽוֹ׃ פshe.Mo“name his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
Places named in this verse
- Damascussettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Damascus (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Damascus on OpenBible.info