Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?Amos 6:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עִבְר֤וּ כַֽלְנֵה֙ וּרְא֔וּ וּלְכ֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם חֲמַ֣ת רַבָּ֑ה וּרְד֣וּ גַת־פְּלִשְׁתּ֗ים הֲטוֹבִים֙ מִן־הַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹת הָאֵ֔לֶּה אִם־רַ֥ב גְּבוּלָ֖ם מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃
- עִבְר֤וּ'iv.Ru“pass over”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- כַֽלְנֵה֙khal.Neh“Calneh”Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּלְנֶה · “Calneh” · Strong's H3641B
- וּרְא֔וּu.re.'U“and see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וּלְכ֥וּu.le.Khu“and go”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Sham“from there”Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- חֲמַ֣תcha.Mat“Hamath-”Noun, proper name of a place · from חֲמַת רַבָּה · “Hamath the great” · Strong's H2579
- רַבָּ֑הra.Bah“Rabbah”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲמַת רַבָּה · “Hamath the great” · Strong's H2579
- וּרְד֣וּu.re.Du“and go down”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- גַת־gat-“Gath”Noun, proper name of a place · from גַּת · “Gath” · Strong's H1661
- פְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםpe.lish.Tm“of [the] Philistines”Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
- הֲטוֹבִים֙ha.to.Vim“¿ [are they] good”Particle, interrogative + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- מִן־min-“more than”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתha.mam.la.Khot“the kingdoms”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
- הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “surely yes” · Strong's H0518I
- רַ֥בrav“great”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- גְּבוּלָ֖םge.vu.Lam“[is] territory their”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
- מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃mi.ge.vul.Khem“more than territory your”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
Places named in this verse
- Calneh · today: Tell Tayinatsettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Calneh on OpenBible.info
- Gath · today: Tell es Safisettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Gath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Gath on OpenBible.info
- Hamath · today: Hamasettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Hamath (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Hamath on OpenBible.info
- Philistines (Philistia)region · Identification: certain · Map of Philistia (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Philistia on OpenBible.info