Amos 2:11 Lexicon: "Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"Then I raised	וָאָקִ֤ים (va·'a·kim)	6965: to arise, stand up, stand	a prim. root
up some		4480: from	a prim. preposition
of your sons	מִבְּנֵיכֶם֙ (mib·be·nei·chem)	1121: son	a prim. root
to be prophets	לִנְבִיאִ֔ים (lin·vi·'im,)	5030: a spokesman, speaker, prophet	from an unused word
And some		4480: from	a prim. preposition
of your young men	וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֖ם (u·mib·ba·chu·rei·chem)	970: a young man	pass. part. of bachar
to be Nazirites.	לִנְזִרִ֑ים (lin·zi·rim;)	5139: one consecrated, devoted	from nazar
Is this		2088: this, here	a prim. pronoun
not so,	הַאַ֥ף (ha·'af)	637: also, yea	a prim. conjunction
O sons	בְּנֵ֥י (be·nei)	1121: son	a prim. root
of Israel?"	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yis·ra·'el)	3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.	from sarah and el
declares	נְאֻם־ (ne·'um-)	5002: utterance	from an unused word
the LORD.	יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah

KJV Lexicon

And I raised up
quwm (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

of your sons
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.

for prophets
nabiy' (naw-bee')
a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.

and of your young men
bachuwr (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.

for Nazarites
naziyr (naw-zeer')
separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)

Is it not even thus O ye children
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.

of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.

saith
n'um (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.

the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"Then I raised up some of your sons to be prophets And some of your young men to be Nazirites. Is this not so, O sons of Israel?" declares the LORD.

King James Bible
And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I raised up some of your sons as prophets and some of your young men as Nazirites. Is this not the case, Israelites? This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
I also raised up your sons to be prophets, and from your young men I raised up Nazirites. Is this not true, people of Israel?" declares the LORD.

NET Bible
I made some of your sons prophets and some of your young men Nazirites. Is this not true, you Israelites?" The LORD is speaking!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I also sent you prophets from among your children and Nazirites from among your youths. Isn't that so, people of Israel? The LORD has declared this.

King James 2000 Bible
And I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O you children of Israel? says the LORD.

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