King James Version

Amos 6:3

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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הַֽמְנַדִּ֖יםhamnadimthe cast outנָדָהdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the cast out”, a verb used as a describing wordH5077properly, to toss; figuratively, to exclude, i.e. banish, postpone, prohibitcast out, drive, put far away.לְי֣וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…רָ֑עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וַתַּגִּישׁ֖וּןvatagishunand bringנָגַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.שֶׁ֥בֶתshevetplaceשֶׁבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7675properly, session; but used also concretely, an abode or localityplace, seat. Compare H3429 (יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶת).חָמָֽסchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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American Standard Version (1901)

—ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

World English Bible

Alas for you who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near,

Darby Translation

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Douay-Rheims

You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ ἐρχόμενοι εἰς ἡμέραν κακὴν, οἱ ἐγγίζοντες καὶ ἐφαπτόμενοι σαββάτων ψευδῶν,

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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