14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 7:14:1 ⧉וַיַּ֤עַןvayaanand he answered Amos 7:14:2 ⧉עָמוֹס֙amosAmos Amos 7:14:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Amos 7:14:4 ⧉אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֔הelamatsyato Amaziah Amos 7:14:5 ⧉לֹא־נָבִ֣יאlonavinot a prophet Amos 7:14:6 ⧉אָנֹ֔כִיanokhiam I Amos 7:14:7 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Amos 7:14:8 ⧉בֶן־נָבִ֖יאvennavia son of a prophet Amos 7:14:9 ⧉אָנֹ֑כִיanokhiam I Amos 7:14:10 ⧉כִּֽי־בוֹקֵ֥רkivokerfor a herdsman or cattle-tender Amos 7:14:11 ⧉אָנֹ֖כִיanokhiam I Amos 7:14:12 ⧉וּבוֹלֵ֥סuvolesand a piercer or a dresser Amos 7:14:13 ⧉שִׁקְמִֽים׃shikmimsycamore figs |
14. Formal Translation Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, and I am not a son of a prophet; but I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.” |
14. Dynamic Translation Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am no prophet, and I am not from a prophet’s household; instead, I work as a cattle herdsman and I tend sycamore-fig trees.” |