Amos 5:25
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?Amos 5:25 in the real world
In what words
- נָגַשׁnâgashto be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a
- אַרְבָּעִיםʼarbâʻîymforty
- זֶבַחzebachproperly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victi
- מִנְחָהminchâha donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodle
- מִדְבָּרmidbâra pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also spe
- שָׁנֶהshâneha year (as a revolution of time)
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.