King James Version

Amos 5:26

But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

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וּנְשָׂאתֶ֗םunesatemand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֵ֚תetobject 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).סִכּ֣וּתsikuttabernacleסִכּוּתnoun, proper name — “tabernacle”H5522an (idolatrous) boothtabernacle.מַלְכְּכֶ֔םmalkekhemMolech. Compare H4445מֹלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “Molech. Compare H4445”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4432Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the AmmonitesMolech. Compare H4445 (מַלְכָּם).וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).כִּיּ֣וּןkiunChiunכִּיּוּןnoun, proper name — “Chiun”H3594properly, a statue, i.e. idol; but used (by euphemism) forsome heathen deity (perhaps corresponding to Priapus or Baal-peor)Chiun.צַלְמֵיכֶ֑םtsalmeykhemimageצֶלֶםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.כּוֹכַב֙kokhavstarכּוֹכָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “star”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3556a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a princestar(-gazer).אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םeloheykhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עֲשִׂיתֶ֖םasitemdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָכֶֽםlakhemtoלָכֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye bare Succoth your king, and Chiun your images, The star of your god, that ye made for yourselves.

World English Bible

You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.

Darby Translation

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of your Moloch, and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye had made to yourselves;

Douay-Rheims

But you carried a tabernacle for your Moloch, and the image of your idols, the star of your god, which you made to yourselves.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Ræphan, the images of them which ye made for yourselves.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνελάβετε τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ Μολὸχ, καὶ τὸ ἄστρον τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν Ῥαιφὰν, τοὺς τύπους αὐτῶν οὓς ἐποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς.

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Acts 7:43 Acts 7:43 · King James VersionYea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.Acts 7:43 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

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