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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ עַל־מִטּ֣וֹת שֵׁ֔ן וּסְרֻחִ֖ים עַל־עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑ם וְאֹכְלִ֤ים כָּרִים֙ מִצֹּ֔אן וַעֲגָלִ֖ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ מַרְבֵּֽק׃
- הַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙ha.sho.khe.Vim“those [who] lie”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁכַב · “lay down” · Strong's H7901G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- מִטּ֣וֹתmi.Tot“beds of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִטָּה · “bed” · Strong's H4296
- שֵׁ֔ןShen“ivory”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁן · “ivory” · Strong's H8127H
- וּסְרֻחִ֖יםu.se.ru.Chim“and [people] sprawled out”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from סָרַח · “to overrun” · Strong's H5628
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- עַרְשׂוֹתָ֑םar.so.Tam“couches their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֶ֫רֶשׂ · “bed” · Strong's H6210
- וְאֹכְלִ֤יםve.'o.khe.Lim“and [those who] eat”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- כָּרִים֙ka.Rim“lambs”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּר · “ram” · Strong's H3733C
- מִצֹּ֔אןmi.Tzon“from [the] flock”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
- וַעֲגָלִ֖יםva.'a.ga.Lim“and calves”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫גֶל · “calf” · Strong's H5695
- מִתּ֥וֹךְmi.Tokh“from [the] midst of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- 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)