King James Version

Amos 5:27

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

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וְהִגְלֵיתִ֥יvehigleytiand exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “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.אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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).מֵהָ֣לְאָהmehaleahfrom backהָלְאָהpreposition, adverb — “from back”H1973to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus farback, beyond, (hence,-) forward, hitherto, thence, forth, yonder.לְדַמָּ֑שֶׂקledamaseqto Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Damascus”H1834Damascus, a city of SyriaDamascus.אָמַ֛רamarsayאָמַרverb, 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…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵֽיeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “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.צְבָא֖וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).שְׁמֽוֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I removed you beyond Damascus, Said Jehovah, God of Hosts [is] His name.

World English Bible

Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,” says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.

Darby Translation

and I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts.

Douay-Rheims

And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the LORD God of hosts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will carry you away beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the Almighty God is his name.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μετοικιῶ ὑμᾶς ἐπέκεινα Δαμασκοῦ, λέγει Κύριος· ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὄνομα αὐτῷ.