Amos 6:4
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That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
In other translations
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
Hebrew words
הַשֹּׁכְבִיםhashokhevimthose [who] lieH7901עַל־'al-onH5921מִטּוֹתmitotbeds ofH4296שֵׁןshenivoryH8127וּסְרֻחִיםuseruchimand [people] sprawled outH5628עַל־'al-onH5921עַרְשׂוֹתָםarsotamcouches theirH6210וְאֹכְלִיםve'okhelimand [those who] eatH398כָּרִיםkarimlambsH3733מִצֹּאןmitzonfrom [the] flockH6629וַעֲגָלִיםva'agalimand calvesH5695מִתּוֹךְmitokhfrom [the] midst ofH8432מַרְבֵּק׃marbek[the] stallH4770
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