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Amos 1:5

I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

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וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙veshavartiand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and break”, a completed action in a sequenceH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).בְּרִ֣יחַberichafugitiveבְּרִיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fugitive”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1280a boltbar, fugitive.דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdameseqDamascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקnoun, proper name — “Damascus”H1834Damascus, a city of SyriaDamascus.וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יvehikhratiand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and covenant”, a completed action in a sequenceH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.יוֹשֵׁב֙yoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…מִבִּקְעַתmibiqatfrom valleyבִּקְעָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from valley”H1237properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountainsplain, valley.אָ֔וֶןavenAven. See also Hאָוֶןnoun, proper name — “Aven. See also H”H206Aven, the contemptuous synonym of three places, one in Coele-Syria, one in Egypt (On), and one in Palestine (Bethel)Aven. See also H204 (אוֹן), H1007 (בֵּית אָוֶן).וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְvetomekheand holdתָּמַךְconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).שֵׁ֖בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dart”, the ordinary formH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.מִבֵּ֣יתmibeytfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, proper name — “from family”H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…עֶ֑דֶןedenpleasure. See also H1040עֵדֶןnoun, proper name — “pleasure. See also H1040”H5730pleasuredelicate, delight, pleasure. See also H1040 (בֵּית עֵדֶן).וְגָל֧וּvegalvand exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and exile”, a completed action in a sequenceH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.עַםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֲרָ֛םaramAramאֲרָםnoun, proper name — “Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.קִ֖ירָהqirahKir. Compare H7025קִירnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Kir. Compare H7025”H7024Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in MoabKir. Compare H7025 (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ).אָמַ֥רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from Bikath-Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-eden; and the people of Aram shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have broken the bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from Bikat-Aven, And a holder of a sceptre from Beth-Eden, And removed have been the people of Aram to Kir, said Jehovah.

World English Bible

I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Beth-Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I will break the bar of Damascus: and I will cut off the inhabitants from the plain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of pleasure: and the people of Syria shall be carried away to Cyrene, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will break to pieces the bars of Damascus, and will destroy the inhabitants out of the plain of On, and will cut in pieces a tribe out of the men of Charrhan: and the famous people of Syria shall be led captive, saith the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συντρίψω μοχλοὺς Δαμασκοῦ, καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω κατοικοῦντας ἐκ πεδίου Ὦν, καὶ κατακόψω φυλὴν ἐξ ἀνδρῶν Χαῤῥὰν, καὶ αἰχμαλωτευθήσεται λαὸς Συρίας ἐπίκλητος, λέγει Κύριος.