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Amos 7:2

And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
Amos 7:2
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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)

וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־כִּלָּה֙ לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙ אֶת־עֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָ֔רֶץ וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ סְֽלַֽח־נָ֔א מִ֥י יָק֖וּם יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י קָטֹ֖ן הֽוּא׃

  1. וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  3. כִּלָּה֙ki.Lah“it had finished”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּלָה · “finish” · Strong's H3615G
  4. לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOl“to eat”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. עֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sev“[the] vegetation of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵ֫שֶׂב · “vegetation” · Strong's H6212
  7. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  8. וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.Nai“O Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  10. יְהוִה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  11. סְֽלַֽח־se.lach-“forgive”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָלַח · “to forgive” · Strong's H5545
  12. נָ֔אNa'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  13. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  14. יָק֖וּםya.Kum“will he stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  15. יַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.Ko“Jacob”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יַעֲקֹב · “Jacob” · Strong's H3290
  16. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton“[is] small”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “small” · Strong's H6996B
  18. הֽוּא׃Hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)