Amos 7:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וְהָיָ֗ה	h1961
1		אִם	h518
2	And it came to pass that when they had made an end	כִּלָּה֙	h3615
3	of eating	לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙	h398
4		אֶת	h853
5	the grass	עֵ֣שֶׂב	h6212
6	of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	h776
7	then I said	וָאֹמַ֗ר	h559
8	O Lord	אֲדֹנָ֤י	h136
9		יְהוִה֙	h3068
10	forgive	סְֽלַֽח	h5545
11		נָ֔א	h4994
12		מִ֥י	h4310
13	arise	יָק֖וּם	h6965
14	I beseech thee by whom shall Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב	h3290
15		כִּ֥י	h3588
16	for he is small	קָטֹ֖ן	h6996
17		הֽוּא׃	h1931

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it came about that after they had taken all the grass of the land, I said, O Lord God, have mercy: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass, when they had wholly eaten the grass of the land, that I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

World English Bible (WEB)

It happened that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it hath come to pass, when it hath finished to consume the herb of the land, that I say: `Lord Jehovah, forgive, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he `is' small?'