King James Version

Amos 8:6

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

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לִקְנ֤וֹתliqnotto purchaseקָנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to purchase”, the to-form of the verbH7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to ownattain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.בַּכֶּ֨סֶף֙bakesefin moneyכֶּסֶףpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).דַּלִּ֔יםdalimleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.וְאֶבְי֖וֹןveevyonand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).בַּעֲב֣וּרbaavurin thatעָבוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in that”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5668properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order thatbecause of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.נַעֲלָ֑יִםnaalayimdryshodנַעַלnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “dryshod”, the ordinary formH5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).וּמַפַּ֥לumapaland flakeמַפָּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and flake”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4651a falling off, i.e. chaff; also something pendulous, i.e. a flapflake, refuse.בַּ֖רbarcornבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “corn”, the ordinary formH1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open countrycorn, wheat.נַשְׁבִּֽירnashbirsellשָׁבַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “sell”, an unfinished actionH7666to deal in grainbuy, sell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the corn?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Young’s Literal Translation

To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.

World English Bible

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?’”

Darby Translation

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.

Douay-Rheims

That we may possess the needy for money, and the poor for a pair of shoes, and may sell the refuse of the corn?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the corn?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for shoes; and we will trade in every kind of fruit.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ κτᾶσθαι ἐν ἀργυρίῳ καὶ πτωχοὺς, καὶ πένητα ἀντὶ ὑποδημάτων, καὶ ἀπὸ παντὸς γεννήματος ἐμπορευσόμεθα.