NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Saying'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) When will the new moon chodesh (kho'-desh) the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon. be gone `abar (aw-bar') to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) that we may sell shabar (shaw-bar') to deal in grain -- buy, sell. corn sheber (sheh'-ber) grain (as if broken into kernels) -- corn, victuals. and the sabbath shabbath (shab-bawth') intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath -- (+ every) sabbath. that we may set forth pathach (paw-thakh') to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve wheat bar (bawr) grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extens. the open country -- corn, wheat. making the ephah 'eyphah (ay-faw') of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general -- ephah, (divers) measure(-s). small qaton (kaw-tone') to diminish, i.e. be (causatively, make) diminutive or (figuratively) of no account -- be a (make) small (thing), be not worthy. and the shekel sheqel (sheh'-kel) probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel. great gadal (gaw-dal') advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. and falsifying `avath (aw-vath') to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.; the balances mo'zen (mo-zane') (only in the dual) a pair of scales -- balances. by deceit mirmah (meer-maw') fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible saying, "When will the new moon be over, So that we may sell grain, And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market, To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales, King James Bible Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? Holman Christian Standard Bible asking, "When will the New Moon be over so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure while increasing the price and cheat with dishonest scales. International Standard Version and who are saying, 'When will the New Moon fade so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath conclude so we may market winnowed wheat?— shortchanging the measure, raising the price, falsifying the scales by treachery, NET Bible You say, "When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We're eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales! GOD'S WORD® Translation You say to yourselves, "When will the New Moon Festival be over so that we can sell more grain? When will the day of worship be over so that we can sell more wheat? We can shrink the size of the bushel baskets, increase the cost, and cheat with dishonest scales. King James 2000 Bible Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? Links Amos 8:5Amos 8:5 NIV Amos 8:5 NLT Amos 8:5 ESV Amos 8:5 NASB Amos 8:5 KJV |
    |