King James Version

Amos 6:11

For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִנֵּ֤הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מְצַוֶּ֔הmetsavehappointצָוָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “appoint”, a verb used as a describing wordH6680(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.וְהִכָּ֛הvehikahand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, a completed action in a sequenceH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.הַבַּ֥יִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַגָּד֖וֹלhagadolthe greatגָּדוֹלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.רְסִיסִ֑יםresisimdropרָסִיסnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “drop”, the ordinary formH7447properly, dripping to pieces, i.e. a ruin; also a dew-dropbreach, drop.וְהַבַּ֥יִתvehabayitand the familyבַּיִתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַקָּטֹ֖ןhaqatonthe leastקָטָןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).בְּקִעִֽיםbeqiimbreachבְּקִיעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “breach”, the ordinary formH1233a fissurebreach, cleft.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Young’s Literal Translation

For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house [with] breaches, And the little house [with] clefts.

World English Bible

“For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, and the little house into bits.

Darby Translation

For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall answer: There is an end. And he shall any to him: Hold thy peace, and mention not the name of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For, behold, the Lord commands, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with rents.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διότι ἰδοὺ Κύριος ἐντέλλεται, καὶ πατάξει τὸν οἶκον τὸν μέγαν θλάσμασι, καὶ τὸν οἶκον τὸν μικρὸν ῥάγμασιν.