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Amos 5:3

This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will only see a hundred return, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”
Amos 5:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֣י כֹ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הָעִ֛יר הַיֹּצֵ֥את אֶ֖לֶף תַּשְׁאִ֣יר מֵאָ֑ה וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את מֵאָ֛ה תַּשְׁאִ֥יר עֲשָׂרָ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֹ֤הkhoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַר֙'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  5. יְהוִ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  6. הָעִ֛ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  7. הַיֹּצֵ֥אתhai.yo.Tzet“which goes out”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“a thousand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
  9. תַּשְׁאִ֣ירtash.'Ir“it will have left”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  10. מֵאָ֑הme.'Ah“a hundred”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  11. וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥אתve.hai.yo.Tzet“and which goes out”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  12. מֵאָ֛הme.'Ah“a hundred”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  13. תַּשְׁאִ֥ירtash.'Ir“it will have left”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  14. עֲשָׂרָ֖ה'a.sa.Rah“ten”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶשֶׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6235
  15. לְבֵ֥יתle.Veit“of [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  16. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)