Amos 3:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thusכֹּה֮
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָה֒
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"Just 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
as the shepherdהָרֹעֶ֜ה
(ha·ro·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
snatchesיַצִּ֨יל
(ya·tzil)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
from the lion'sהָאֲרִ֛י
(ha·'a·ri)
738: a lionfrom arah
mouthמִפִּ֧י
(mip·pi)
6310: moutha prim. root
a coupleשְׁתֵּ֥י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of legsכְרָעַ֖יִם
(che·ra·'a·yim)
3767: a legfrom kara
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
a pieceבְדַל־
(ve·dal-)
915: a piece, severed piecefrom badal
of an ear,אֹ֑זֶן
(o·zen;)
241: an earfrom an unused word
Soכֵּ֣ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
will the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
dwellingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙
(hai·yo·she·vim)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון
(be·sho·me·ro·vn,)
8111: capital of N. kingdom of Isr.from shamar
be snatched away--יִנָּצְל֞וּ
(yin·na·tze·lu)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
With [the] cornerבִּפְאַ֥ת
(bif·'at)
6285: corner, sidefrom paah
of a bedמִטָּ֖ה
(mit·tah)
4296: a couch, bedfrom natah
and [the] coverוּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק
(u·vid·me·shek)
1833: perhaps silkof foreign origin
of a couch!עָֽרֶשׂ׃
(a·res.)
6210: a couch, divanfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
As the shepherd
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
taketh out
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
of the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of the lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
legs
kara`  (kaw-raw')
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual) -- leg.
or a piece
badal  (baw-dawl')
a part -- piece.
of an ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
so shall the 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.
be taken out
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
that dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in Samaria
Shomrown  (sho-mer-one')
watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine -- Samaria.
in the corner
pe'ah  (pay-aw')
mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity -- corner, end, quarter, side.
of a bed
mittah  (mit-taw')
a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier -- bed(-chamber), bier.
and in Damascus
dmesheq  (dem-eh'-shek)
damask (as a fabric of Damascus) -- in Damascus.
in a couch
`eres  (eh'res)
a couch (properly, with a canopy) -- bed(-stead), couch.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, "Just as the shepherd snatches from the lion's mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be snatched away-- With the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch!

King James Bible
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion's mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

International Standard Version
This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd might save from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a scrap of an ear, the Israelis will be saved in a similar manner— those in Samaria who sit on the remains of their broken beds, and those in Damascus who lie on the edge of their couches."

NET Bible
This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion's mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD says: As a shepherd rescues two legs or a piece of an ear out of a lion's mouth, so the Israelites living in Samaria will be rescued, [having only] a corner of a bed or a piece of a couch.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the LORD; As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and on the edge of a couch.
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