Amos 8:6 KJV

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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Cross References

  • Amos 2:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
  • Leviticus 25:39–42 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: …
  • Nehemiah 5:1–5 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. …
  • Nehemiah 5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
  • Joel 3:3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

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  • That we may buy לִקְנוֹת liqnôt קָנָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • the poor דַּלִּים dallîm דַּל Adjective · masculine plural
  • for silver בַּכֶּסֶף bakkesep כֶּסֶף Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and the needy וְאֶבְיוֹן wĕʾebyôn אֶבְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with and
  • for a pair of shoes בַּעֲבוּר baʿăbûr Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition נַעֲלָיִם naʿălāyim נַעַל Noun · feminine dual
  • and sell נַשְׁבִּיר našbîr שָׁבַר Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common plural
  • the refuse וּמַפַּל ûmappal מַפָּל Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • of the wheat בַּר bar בָּר Noun · masculine singular

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