Amos 9:3
Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
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ASV
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
KJV
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and if | H518 → |
| יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ | ye.cha.ve.'U | they will hide themselves | H2244 → |
| בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | be.Rosh | on [the] top of | H7218 → |
| הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל | ha.kar.Mel | <the> Carmel | H3760 → |
| מִשָּׁ֥ם | mi.Sham | from there | H8033 → |
| אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ | 'a.cha.Pes | I will search for [them] | H2664 → |
| וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים | u.le.kach.Tim | and I will take them | H3947 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and if | H518 → |
| יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ | yi.Sa.te.Ru | they will hide themselves | H5641 → |
| מִנֶּ֤גֶד | mi.Ne.ged | from before | H5048 → |
| עֵינַי֙ | 'ei.Nai | eyes my | H5869 → |
| בְּקַרְקַ֣ע | be.kar.Ka' | at [the] bottom of | H7172 → |
| הַיָּ֔ם | hai.Yam | the sea | H3220 → |
| מִשָּׁ֛ם | mi.Sham | from there | H8033 → |
| אֲצַוֶּ֥ה | 'a.tza.Veh | I will command | H6680 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַנָּחָ֖שׁ | ha.na.Chash | the snake | H5175 → |
| וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃ | u.ne.sha.Kham | and it will bite them | H5391 → |
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