1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 7:1:1 ⧉כֹּ֤הkothus Amos 7:1:2 ⧉הִרְאַ֙נִי֙hirenihe showed me Amos 7:1:3 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֣יadonaiLord Amos 7:1:4 ⧉יְהוִ֔הyahwehLORD Amos 7:1:5 ⧉וְהִנֵּה֙vehinneand behold Amos 7:1:6 ⧉יוֹצֵ֣רyotserforming Amos 7:1:7 ⧉גֹּבַ֔יgovailocusts Amos 7:1:8 ⧉בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbitkhilatat the beginning of Amos 7:1:9 ⧉עֲל֣וֹתalotthe coming up of Amos 7:1:10 ⧉הַלָּ֑קֶשׁhalakeshthe late crop Amos 7:1:11 ⧉וְהִ֨נֵּה־לֶ֔קֶשׁvehinnelekeshand behold, the late crop Amos 7:1:12 ⧉אַחַ֖רakharafter Amos 7:1:13 ⧉גִּזֵּ֥יgizzethe mowings of Amos 7:1:14 ⧉הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe king |
1. Formal Translation Thus the LORD GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} showed me, and behold, He was forming locusts at the beginning of the coming up of the latter growth, and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings. |
1. Dynamic Translation This is what the LORD GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Supreme Ruler} let me see: look, He was preparing a locust swarm just as the late crop began to come up, after the king’s cuttings. |