Amos 8:6 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | That we may buy | לִקְנ֤וֹת | h7069 |
| 1 | for silver | בַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | h3701 |
| 2 | the poor | דַּלִּ֔ים | h1800 |
| 3 | and the needy | וְאֶבְי֖וֹן | h34 |
| 4 | | בַּעֲב֣וּר | h5668 |
| 5 | for a pair of shoes | נַעֲלָ֑יִם | h5275 |
| 6 | the refuse | וּמַפַּ֥ל | h4651 |
| 7 | of the wheat | בַּ֖ר | h1250 |
| 8 | yea and sell | נַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ | h7666 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
American Standard Version (ASV)
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
That we may buy the poor for silver, And the needy for a pair of shoes, And sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
To purchase with money the poor, And the needy for a pair of sandals, Yea, the refuse of the pure corn we sell.