King James Version

Amos 9:10

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

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בַּחֶ֣רֶבbacherevin knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.יָמ֔וּתוּyamutvdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…כֹּ֖לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חַטָּאֵ֣יchataeoffenderחַטָּאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “offender”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2400a criminal, or one accounted guiltyoffender, sinful, sinner.עַמִּ֑יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הָאֹמְרִ֗יםhaomerimthe sayאָמַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to 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…לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תַגִּ֧ישׁtagishbringנָגַשׁverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH5066to 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.וְתַקְדִּ֛יםvetaqdimand meetקָדַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and meet”, an unfinished actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּbaadeynvevenעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הָרָעָֽהharaahthe badרַעdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, that say: 'The evil shall not overtake nor confront us.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.

Young’s Literal Translation

By sword die do all sinners of My people, Who are saying, 'Not overtake, or go before, For our sakes, doth evil.'

World English Bible

All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, ‘Evil won’t overtake nor meet us.’

Darby Translation

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.

Douay-Rheims

All the sinners of my people shall fall by the sword: who say: The evils shall not approach, and shall not come upon us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword, that say: 'The evil shall not overtake nor confront us.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Calamities shall certainly not draw near, nor come upon us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ τελευτήσουσι πάντες ἁμαρτωλοὶ λαοῦ μου, οἱ λέγοντες, οὐ μὴ ἐγγίσῃ, οὐδὲ μὴ γένηται ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ κακά.