Amos 2:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It was I who broughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי
(he·'e·lei·ti)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
you up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egypt,מִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
And I ledוָאֹולֵ֨ךְ
(va·'o·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙
(bam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
(ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
yearsשָׁנָ֔ה
(sha·nah,)
8141: a yearfrom shana
That you might take possessionלָרֶ֖שֶׁת
(la·re·shet)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
of the landאֶ֥רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of the Amorite.הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃
(ha·'e·mo·ri.)
567: perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribefrom amar


















KJV Lexicon
Also I brought you up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
from the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and led
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
you forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
through the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
to possess
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of the Amorite
'Emoriy  (em-o-ree')
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt, And I led you in the wilderness forty years That you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.

King James Bible
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you 40 years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, I brought you up from the land of Egypt, leading you in the wilderness for 40 years, to take possession of the land of the Amorites.

NET Bible
I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites' land as your own.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I brought you out of Egypt. I led you through the desert for 40 years so that you could take possession of the land of the Amorites.

King James 2000 Bible
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
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