King James Version

Amos 5:23

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

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הָסֵ֥רhaserturnסוּרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מֵעָלַ֖יmealayfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from 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,…הֲמ֣וֹןhamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.שִׁרֶ֑יךָshireykhasongשִׁירnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “song”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.וְזִמְרַ֥תvezimratand melodyזִמְרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and melody”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2172a musical piece or song to be accompanied by an instrumentmelody, psalm.נְבָלֶ֖יךָnevaleykhabottleנֶבֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bottle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.לֹ֥אlono , -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…אֶשְׁמָֽעeshmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn aside from Me the noise of thy songs, Yea, the praise of thy psaltery I hear not.

World English Bible

Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

Darby Translation

Take away from me the noise of thy songs, and I will not hear the melody of thy lutes;

Douay-Rheims

Take away from me the tumult of thy songs: and I will not hear the canticles of thy harp.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs; and let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Remove from me the sound of thy songs, and I will not hear the music of thine instruments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μετάστησον ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἦχον ᾠδῶν σου, καὶ ψαλμὸν ὀργάνων σου οὐκ ἀκούσομαι.