you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’Amos 6:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖ים לְלֹ֣א דָבָ֑ר הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים הֲל֣וֹא בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּ לָקַ֥חְנוּ לָ֖נוּ קַרְנָֽיִם׃
- הַשְּׂמֵחִ֖יםha.se.me.Chim“the joyful [people]”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׂמֵחַ · “glad” · Strong's H8056
- לְלֹ֣אle.Lo'“to Lo”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from לֹא דְבָר · “Lo-debar” · Strong's H3810
- דָבָ֑רda.Var“Debar”Noun, proper name of a place · from לֹא דְבָר · “Lo-debar” · Strong's H3810
- הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔יםha.'O.me.Rim“who say”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- בְחָזְקֵ֔נוּve.cha.ze.Ke.nu“by own strength our”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from חֹ֫זֶק · “strngth” · Strong's H2392
- לָקַ֥חְנוּla.Kach.nu“have we taken”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לָ֖נוּLa.nu“for ourselves”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
- קַרְנָֽיִם׃kar.Na.yim“Karnaim”Noun, proper name of a place · from קַרְנַ֫יִם · “Karnaim” · Strong's H7161B
Places named in this verse
- Karnaim · today: Al Shaykh Saadsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Karnaim (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Karnaim on OpenBible.info
- Lo-debar · today: Tel Doversettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Lo-debar on OpenBible.info