Amos 6:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Those who reclineהַשֹּֽׁכְבִים֙
(ha·sho·che·vim)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
on bedsמִטֹּ֣ות
(mit·to·vt)
4296: a couch, bedfrom natah
of ivoryשֵׁ֔ן
(shen,)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
And sprawlוּסְרֻחִ֖ים
(u·se·ru·chim)
5628: to go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceeda prim. root
on their couches,עַרְשֹׂותָ֑ם
(ar·so·v·tam;)
6210: a couch, divanfrom an unused word
And eatוְאֹכְלִ֤ים
(ve·'o·che·lim)
398: to eata prim. root
lambsכָּרִים֙
(ka·rim)
3733c: a he-lamb, a battering ramfrom karar
from the flockמִצֹּ֔אן
(mi·tzon,)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
And calvesוַעֲגָלִ֖ים
(va·'a·ga·lim)
5695: a calffrom an unused word
from the midstמִתֹּ֥וךְ
(mit·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the stall,מַרְבֵּֽק׃
(mar·bek.)
4770: a stallfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
That lie
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
upon beds
mittah  (mit-taw')
a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier -- bed(-chamber), bier.
of ivory
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
and stretch
carach  (saw-rakh')
to extend (even to excess) -- exceeding, hand, spread, stretch self, banish.
themselves upon their couches
`eres  (eh'res)
a couch (properly, with a canopy) -- bed(-stead), couch.
and eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
the lambs
kar  (kar)
a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
out of the flock
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and the calves
`egel  (ay-ghel)
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) -- bullock, calf.
out of the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the stall
marbeq  (mar-bake')
a stall (for cattle) -- fat(-ted), stall.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Those who recline on beds of ivory And sprawl on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall,

King James Bible
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.

International Standard Version
lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall,

NET Bible
They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it will be for those who sleep on ivory beds. They sprawl out on their couches and eat lambs from their flocks and calves from their stalls.

King James 2000 Bible
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch yourselves upon your couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
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