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Amos 6:11

For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”
Amos 6:11
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ מְצַוֶּ֔ה וְהִכָּ֛ה הַבַּ֥יִת הַגָּד֖וֹל רְסִיסִ֑ים וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַקָּטֹ֖ן בְּקִעִֽים׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. הִנֵּ֤הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  3. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. מְצַוֶּ֔הme.tza.Veh“[is] commanding”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  5. וְהִכָּ֛הve.hi.Kah“and someone will strike”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  6. הַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yit“the house”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  7. הַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.Dol“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  8. רְסִיסִ֑יםre.si.Sim“fragments”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָסִיס · “fragment” · Strong's H7447B
  9. וְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yit“and the house”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  10. הַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.Ton“<the> small”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “small” · Strong's H6996B
  11. בְּקִעִֽים׃be.ki.'Im“rubble<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בְּקִיעַ · “breach” · Strong's H1233
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)