SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 2020 – Page 3

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 6:5

6:5 You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.

You (plur.) just create songs and play them on your harps like David did.
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You (plur.) compose new songs and play them on your harps the way King David did.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 8:6

8:6a Let us buy the poor with silver

⌊We will⌋ use silver to buy poor ⌊people as our slaves⌋ .
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And the poor people we will buy ⌊as slaves⌋ .

8:6b and the needy for a pair of sandals,

Also, ⌊we (excl.) ⌋ would use ⌊the price of⌋ a pair of sandals to buy the needy ⌊people, as our slaves⌋ .
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and ⌊we (excl.) will⌋ buy the needy ⌊people to be our slaves⌋ with the ⌊small price⌋ of a pair of sandals.

8:6c selling even the chaff with the wheat!”

⌊We (excl.) will⌋ sell, even the chaff mixed with the wheat.”
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⌊We (excl.) can mix⌋ the wheat and the waste product and sell it ⌊like it’s all wheat⌋ .”

8:6a–c (Combined)

⌊We (excl.) will⌋ sell the wheat mixed with the chaff and use silver ⌊worth the price of⌋ a pair of sandals to buy the needy ⌊people, as our slaves⌋ .”
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⌊We (excl.) can mix⌋ the wheat and the waste product and sell it ⌊like it’s all wheat⌋ and buy the needy ⌊people to be our slaves⌋ with the ⌊small price⌋ of a pair of sandals.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 1:6

1:6a This is what the LORD says:

Yahweh says this,
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This is what Yahweh said, ⌊to me⌋ ,

1:6b “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four,

“For three crimes of Gaza, even more ⌊crimes⌋ ,
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“Because of the crimes ⌊that the people of⌋ Gaza have done again and again,

1:6c I will not revoke My judgment,

I will not revoke the punishment.
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I will certainly punish them.

1:6d because they exiled a whole population,

The people of Gaza took whole villages as captive prisoners
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The people of Gaza defeated and took away large groups of people.

1:6e delivering them up to Edom.

and handed them over to the ⌊neighboring country of⌋ Edom ⌊as slaves⌋ .
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And ⌊they⌋ delivered them up to ⌊the people of⌋ Edom ⌊to become their slaves⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 3:7

3:7a Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

The Lord Yahweh always reveals his plan to his servants the prophets before he does anything.
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Before he does anything, the Lord Yahweh will always tell his plan to his servants the prophets.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 5:11

5:11a Therefore, because you trample on the poor

They oppress poor people
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⌊Some of⌋ you (plur.) rob the poor

5:11b and exact from him a tax of grain,

and ⌊they⌋ take a portion of their grain.
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by making them pay ⌊you (plur.) ⌋ tax on their ⌊own⌋ grain.

5:11c you will never live in the stone houses you have built;

Therefore they will not live in the large stone houses they have built.
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So you (plur.) will never live in the ⌊beautiful, expensive⌋ houses you (plur.) have built.

5:11d you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.

Those who have planted many grape vines will not drink their grape juice.
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Although you (plur.) have planted beautiful gardens, you (plur.) will not be able to enjoy their harvest.
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You (plur.) will not drink any wine from the grapevines you (plur.) have planted.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 7:2

7:2a And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land,

After they had eaten all the grass in the land,
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⌊In the vision I saw that⌋ the grasshoppers had eaten every green plant in the land.

7:2b I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive!

I said, “Lord Yahweh, forgive ⌊Jacob⌋ !
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So I begged/pleaded ⌊with the Lord⌋ , “Lord Yahweh, please forgive ⌊your (sing.) people of Israel⌋ !

7:2c How will Jacob survive,

How can Jacob live through this?
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⌊Your (sing.) people of⌋ Israel cannot live through this ⌊punishment/destruction⌋ !
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⌊This punishment⌋ will destroy all your people of Israel.

7:2d since he is so small?”

Jacob is very weak!”
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The ⌊people of⌋ Israel are very helpless!”

7:2b–d (combined/reordered)

“How can Jacob live through this? He is very weak! Lord Yahweh, I plead with you, stop it!”
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⌊Your (sing.) people of⌋ Israel cannot live through this ⌊punishment/destruction⌋ ! They are very helpless! Lord Yahweh, please do not allow this ⌊punishment⌋ to happen!”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 9:3

9:3a Though they hide themselves atop Carmel,

If they hide on top of ⌊Mount⌋ Carmel,
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Even if they hide from my sight,

9:3b there I will track them and seize them;

I will search for them there and catch them.
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I will ⌊surely⌋ find them there and grab them.

9:3c and though they hide from Me

And though they ⌊may⌋ hide from my sight
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Even if they hide from me

9:3d at the bottom of the sea,

on the sea floor,
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in the deep of the water,

9:3e there I will command the serpent to bite them.

I will command the ⌊poisonous⌋ snake to bite them there.
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I will give orders to the ⌊fearful⌋ monster to ⌊go⌋ eat them up.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 2:2

2:2a So I will send fire against Moab

So I will burn Moab with fire,
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Therefore, I will cause a fire to burn ⌊the people of⌋ Moab.

2:2b to consume the citadels of Kerioth.

and it will destroy the strong walls around Kerioth.
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And ⌊that fire⌋ will burn the big walls which protect ⌊the city of⌋ Kerioth.

2:2c Moab will die in tumult,

Moab will die in great uproar
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⌊The people of⌋ Moab will perish in the great noise of battle.

2:2d amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.

with the great noise of battle and the sound of the trumpet.
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⌊They will die in⌋ the big shouts ⌊of the soldiers⌋ and the sound of ⌊people blowing⌋ the ram’s horn.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Amos 2020