5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 1:5:1 ⧉וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙veshavartiand I will break Amos 1:5:2 ⧉בְּרִ֣יחַberiakhbar or gate-bar Amos 1:5:3 ⧉דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdamesekof Damascus Amos 1:5:4 ⧉וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יvehikhrattiand I will cut off Amos 1:5:5 ⧉יוֹשֵׁב֙yoshevinhabitant or one dwelling Amos 1:5:6 ⧉מִבִּקְעַת־אָ֔וֶןmibikatavenfrom the valley-plain of Aven Amos 1:5:7 ⧉וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְvetomekhand one holding or supporting Amos 1:5:8 ⧉שֵׁ֖בֶטshevetscepter or rod Amos 1:5:9 ⧉מִבֵּ֣יתmibetfrom the house of Amos 1:5:10 ⧉עֶ֑דֶןedenEden Amos 1:5:11 ⧉וְגָל֧וּvegaluand they shall go into exile Amos 1:5:12 ⧉עַם־אֲרָ֛םamaramthe people of Aram Amos 1:5:13 ⧉קִ֖ירָהkirato Kir Amos 1:5:14 ⧉אָמַ֥רamarsaid Amos 1:5:15 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃פyahwehthe LORD |
5. Formal Translation “I will break the bar of Damascus; I will cut off the inhabitant from the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter from the house of Eden; and the people of Aram shall go into exile to Kir,” says the LORD {Yahweh, Sentence Giver}. |
5. Dynamic Translation “I will smash Damascus’s defenses and remove the one who lives in the Valley of Aven, along with the one grasping the scepter from the house of Eden. Aram’s people will be forced into exile at Kir,” says the LORD {Yahweh, Exile Decreer}. |