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Amos 2:12

But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

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וַתַּשְׁק֥וּvatashqvand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and cause to drink”, the next action in the storyH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַנְּזִרִ֖יםhanzirimthe separateנָזִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the separate”, the ordinary formH5139separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)Nazarite (by a false alliteration with Nazareth), separate(-d), vine undressed.יָ֑יִןyayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַנְּבִיאִים֙hanviimthe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.צִוִּיתֶ֣םtsivitemappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.לֵאמֹ֔רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to 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…לֹ֖אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִּנָּבְאֽוּtinavevprophesyנָבָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “prophesy”, an unfinished actionH5012to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying: 'Prophesy not.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'

World English Bible

“But you gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘Don’t prophesy!’

Darby Translation

And ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Douay-Rheims

And you will present wine to the Nazarites: and command the prophets, saying: Prophesy not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying: 'Prophesy not.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But ye gave the consecrated ones wine to drink; and ye commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποτίζετε τοὺς ἡγιασμένους οἶνον, καὶ τοῖς προφήταις ἐνετέλλεσθε λέγοντες, οὐ μὴ προφητεύσητε.