Amos 1:6

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Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

In other translations

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

Hebrew words

כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-onH5921שְׁלֹשָׁהsheloshahthreeH7969פִּשְׁעֵיpish'ei<the> transgressions ofH6588עַזָּה'azahGazaH5804וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921אַרְבָּעָה'arba'ahfourH702לֹאlo'notH3808אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ'ashivenuI will revoke itH7725עַל־'al-becauseH5921הַגְלוֹתָםhaglotamcarried away into exile theyH1540גָּלוּתgalutexileH1546שְׁלֵמָהshelemahcompleteH8003לְהַסְגִּירlehasgirto deliver up [them]H5462לֶאֱדוֹם׃le'edomto EdomH123

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Edom, Gaza

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