Amos 6:4

You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
Amos 6:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ עַל־מִטּ֣וֹת שֵׁ֔ן וּסְרֻחִ֖ים עַל־עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם וְאֹכְלִ֤ים כָּרִים֙ מִצֹּ֔אן וַעֲגָלִ֖ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ מַרְבֵּֽק׃

  1. הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.Vim“those [who] lie”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁכַב · “lay down” · Strong's H7901G
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. מִטּ֣וֹתmi.Tot“beds of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִטָּה · “bed” · Strong's H4296
  4. שֵׁ֔ןShen“ivory”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁן · “ivory” · Strong's H8127H
  5. וּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.Chim“and [people] sprawled out”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from סָרַח · “to overrun” · Strong's H5628
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.Tam“couches their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֶ֫רֶשׂ · “bed” · Strong's H6210
  8. וְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.Lim“and [those who] eat”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  9. כָּרִים֙ka.Rim“lambs”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּר · “ram” · Strong's H3733C
  10. מִצֹּ֔אןmi.Tzon“from [the] flock”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  11. וַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.Lim“and calves”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫גֶל · “calf” · Strong's H5695
  12. מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokh“from [the] midst of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  13. מַרְבֵּֽק׃mar.Bek“[the] stall”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְבֵּק · “stall” · Strong's H4770
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)