Amos 8:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So as to buyלִקְנֹ֤ות
(lik·no·vt)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
the helplessדַּלִּ֔ים
(dal·lim,)
1800b: low, weak, poor, thinfrom dalal
for moneyבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙
(bak·ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
And the needyוְאֶבְיֹ֖ון
(ve·'ev·yo·vn)
34: in want, needy, poorfrom abah
for a pair of sandals,נַעֲלָ֑יִם
(na·'a·la·yim;)
5275: a sandal, shoefrom naal
And [that] we may sellנַשְׁבִּֽיר׃
(nash·bir.)
7666: to buy graindenominative verb from sheber
the refuseוּמַפַּ֥ל
(u·map·pal)
4651: refuse, hanging partsfrom naphal
of the wheat?"בַּ֖ר
(bar)
1250: grain, cornfrom barar


















KJV Lexicon
That we may buy
qanah  (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
the poor
dal  (dal)
dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
for silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and the needy
'ebyown  (eb-yone')
destitute -- beggar, needy, poor (man).
for a pair of shoes
na`al  (nah'-al)
a sandal tongue; by extens. a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
yea and sell
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to deal in grain -- buy, sell.
the refuse
mappal  (map-pawl')
a falling off, i.e. chaff; also something pendulous, i.e. a flap -- flake, refuse.
of the wheat
bar  (bawr)
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extens. the open country -- corn, wheat.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So as to buy the helpless for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?"

King James Bible
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We can buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals and even sell the chaff!"

International Standard Version
buying the poor for cash, and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling chaff mixed in with the wheat.'

NET Bible
We're eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We can buy the poor with money and the needy for a pair of sandals. We can sell the husks mixed in with the wheat."

King James 2000 Bible
That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
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