Amos 7:15
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And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
In other translations
And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
Hebrew words
וַיִּקָּחֵנִיvaiyikacheniand he took meH3947יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מֵאַחֲרֵיme'achareifrom afterH310הַצֹּאןhatzonthe flockH6629וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלַי'elaito meH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֵךְlekhgoH1980הִנָּבֵאhinave'prophesyH5012אֶל־'el-toH413עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478
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