King James Version

Amos 5:10

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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שָׂנְא֥וּsanevhateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hate”, a completed actionH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.בַשַּׁ֖עַרvashaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מוֹכִ֑יחַmokhichaargueיָכַחverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “argue”, a verb used as a describing wordH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.וְדֹבֵ֥רvedoverand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.תָּמִ֖יםtamimwithout blemishתָּמִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “without blemish”, the ordinary formH8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truthwithout blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.יְתָעֵֽבוּyetaevvabhorתַּעָבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abhor”, an unfinished actionH8581to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest(make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Young’s Literal Translation

They have hated a reprover in the gate, And a plain speaker they abominate.

World English Bible

They hate him who reproves in the gate, and they abhor him who speaks blamelessly.

Darby Translation

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Douay-Rheims

They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμίσησαν ἐν πύλαις ἐλέγχοντα, καὶ λόγον ὅσιον ἐβδελύξαντο.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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