Amos 7:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִי
(vai·yik·ka·che·ni)
3947: to takea prim. root
me from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖י
(me·'a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the flockהַצֹּ֑אן
(ha·tzon;)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
and the LORDיְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to me, 'Goלֵ֥ךְ
(lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖א
(hin·na·ve)
5012: to prophesydenominative verb from nabi
to My peopleעַמִּ֥י
(am·mi)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
Israel.'יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
me as I followed
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
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 LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto me Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
prophesy
naba'  (naw-baw')
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse) -- prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.
unto my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the LORD took me from following the flock and the LORD said to me, 'Go prophesy to My people Israel.'

King James Bible
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'"

International Standard Version
But the LORD took me from tending the flock and the LORD kept saying to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

NET Bible
Then the LORD took me from tending flocks and gave me this commission, 'Go! Prophesy to my people Israel!'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the LORD took me away from herding the flock and said to me, 'Prophesy to my people Israel.'

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
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