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Amos 9:14

And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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וְשַׁבְתִּי֮veshavtiand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).שְׁב֣וּתshevutcaptiveשְׁבוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “captive”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7622exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperitycaptive(-ity).עַמִּ֣יamipeopleעַםnoun, 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.יִשְׂרָאֵל֒yisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וּבָנ֞וּuvanvand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and build”, a completed action in a sequenceH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.עָרִ֤יםarimcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.נְשַׁמּוֹת֙neshamotmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “make amazed”, a verb used as a describing wordH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.וְיָשָׁ֔בוּveyashavvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and dwell”, a completed action in a sequenceH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וְנָטְע֣וּvenatevand plantנָטַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and plant”, a completed action in a sequenceH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).כְרָמִ֔יםkheramimvineyardכֶּרֶםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary formH3754a garden or vineyardvines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם).וְשָׁת֖וּveshatvand banquetשָׁתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and banquet”, a completed action in a sequenceH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).יֵינָ֑םyeynamwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְעָשׂ֣וּveasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…גַנּ֔וֹתganotgardenגַּנָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “garden”, the ordinary formH1593a gardengarden.וְאָכְל֖וּveakhelvand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and eat”, a completed action in a sequenceH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).פְּרִיהֶֽםperihemfruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will turn the captivity of My people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have turned back [to] the captivity of My people Israel, And they have built desolate cities, and inhabited, And have planted vineyards, and drunk their wine, And made gardens, and eaten their fruit.

World English Bible

I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.

Darby Translation

And I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; and they shall make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Douay-Rheims

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel: and they shall build the abandoned cities, and inhabit them: and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them: and shall make gardens, and eat the fruits of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will turn the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities, and shall inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and shall drink the wine from them; and they shall form gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιστρέψω τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ λαοῦ μου Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ οἰκοδομήσουσι πόλεις τὰς ἠφανισμένας, καὶ κατοικήσουσι, καὶ φυτεύσουσιν ἀμπελῶνας, καὶ πίονται τὸν οἶνον αὐτῶν, καὶ ποιήσουσι κήπους, καὶ φάγονται τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν·