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Amos 7:4

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The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.	Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.	Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Thus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200 unto me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 called^H7121 to contend^H7378 by fire^H784, and it devoured^H398 the great^H7227 deep^H8415, and did eat up^H398 a part^H2506.

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Original Hebrew

כֹּה הִרְאַנִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וְהִנֵּה קֹרֵא לָרִב בָּאֵשׁ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וַתֹּאכַל אֶת־תְּהֹום רַבָּה וְאָכְלָה אֶת־הַחֵלֶק׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כֹּ֤ה	koh	H3541	HD	thus
הִרְאַ֨/נִי֙	hir.'A./ni	H7200	HVhp3ms/Sp1cs	he showed/ me
אֲדֹנָ֣/י	'a.do.Nai	H136	HNcmpc/Sp1cs	(the) Lord
יְהוִ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3069	HNp	Yahweh
וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה	ve./hi.Neh	H2009	HC/Tm	and/ there!
קֹרֵ֛א	ko.Re'	H7121	HVqrmsa	(was) calling
לָ/רִ֥ב	la./Riv	H7378	HR/Vqc	for/ conducting a case
בָּ/אֵ֖שׁ	ba./'Esh	H784	HRd/Ncbsa	by (the)/ fire
אֲדֹנָ֣/י	'a.do.Nai	H136	HNcmpc/Sp1cs	(the) Lord
יְהוִ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3069	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/תֹּ֨אכַל֙	va./To.khal	H398	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it consumed
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
תְּה֣וֹם	te.Hom	H8415	HNcbsa	(the) deep
רַבָּ֔ה	ra.Bah	H7227	HAafsa	great
וְ/אָכְלָ֖ה	ve./'a.khe.Lah	H398	HC/Vqq3fs	and/ it consumed
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ/חֵֽלֶק	ha./Che.lek	H2506	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ portion of land

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H136 — אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'): an emphatic form of אָדוֹן; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only); (my) Lord.
• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
• H2506 — חֵלֶק (chêleq, khay'lek): from חָלַק; properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment; flattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.
• H3069 — יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih, yeh-ho-vee'): a variation of יְהֹוָה (used after אֲדֹנָי, and pronounced by Jews as אֱלֹהִים, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce יְהֹוָה as אֲדֹנָי); {YHWH}; God.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
• H7378 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
• H8415 — תְּהוֹם (tᵉhôwm, teh-home'): or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from הוּם; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply); deep (place), depth.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
• H3541 — כֹּה (kôh, ko): from the prefix k and הוּא; properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now; also, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.

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