AMOS 6:2 Parallel View

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ULT “Go to Kalneh and look;
 ⇔ from there go to Hamath, the great city;
 ⇔ then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
 ⇔ Are they better than your two kingdoms?
 ⇔ Is their border larger than your border?”

UST You tell them, “Just go to the city of Kalneh and look at it.
⇔ Then go to see the great city Hamath
⇔ and to Gath in Philistia and look at it. They are all prosperous.
 ⇔ Now your lands are better than those places, and your two countries—Judah and Samaria—are bigger. So you are safe.”

BSB Cross over to Calneh and see;
⇔ go from there to the great Hamath;
⇔ then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
 ⇔ Are you better than these kingdoms?
⇔ Is their territory larger than yours?

OEB  ⇔ You say to the people:
 ⇔ Cross over to Calneh and see,
 ⇔ go from there to Hamath the great,
 ⇔ then go down to Gath of the Philistines:
 ⇔ Are they better than these kingdoms?
 ⇔ Is their territory larger than yours?

WEB Go to Calneh, and see.
⇔ From there go to Hamath the great.
⇔ Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
 ⇔ Are they better than these kingdoms?
⇔ Is their border greater than your border?

NET They say to the people:
 ⇔ “Journey over to Calneh and look at it!
 ⇔ Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah!
 ⇔ Then go down to Gath of the Philistines!
 ⇔ Are they superior to our two kingdoms?
 ⇔ Is their territory larger than yours?”

LSV Pass over [to] Calneh and see,
And go there [to] Hamath the great,
And go down [to] Gath of the Philistines,
Are [they] better than these kingdoms? [Is] their border greater than your border?

FBV But go to Calneh, and see what took place there. Then go on to the great city of Hamath, and down to the Philistine city of Gath.[fn] Were they better kingdoms than yours? Did they have more territory than you?

6:2 Foreign cities destroyed by invaders.

T4T But go to Calneh city and see what happened there.
⇔ Then go to see the great city Hamath and see what happened there.
⇔ Then go down to Gath city in Philistia and see what happened to their city walls.
 ⇔ Your land/country is certainly not [RHQ] larger or more powerful than their countries were,
⇔ but they were all destroyed.

LEB Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there to Hamath Rabbah and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms, or is their territory greater than your territory?

BBE Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs?

MOF No MOF AMOS book available

JPS Pass ye unto Calneh, and see, and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines; are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

ASV Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

DRA Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border.

YLT Pass ye over [to] Calneh and see, And go thence [to] Hamath the great, And go down [to] Gath of the Philistines, Are [they] better than these kingdoms? Greater [is] their border than your border?

DBY Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

RV Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

WBS Pass ye to Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

KJB Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
(Pass ye/you_all unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye/you_all to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? )

BB Go you vnto Calneh, and see, and from thence go you to Hemath the great, then go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their lande greater then your border?
(Go you unto Calneh, and see, and from thence go you to Hemath the great, then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better then these kingdoms? or the border of their land greater then your border?)

GNV Goe you vnto Calneh, and see: and from thence goe you to Hamath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistims: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their land greater then your border,
(Go you unto Calneh, and see: and from thence go you to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistims: be they better then these kingdoms? or the border of their land greater then your border, )

CB Go vnto Calne, and se: and from thence get you to Hemath the greate cite, and so go downe to Gath of the Philistines: be they better at ease then these kyngdomes, or the border of their londe wyder then yours?
(Go unto Calne, and se: and from thence get you to Hemath the great city, and so go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better at ease then these kingdoms, or the border of their land wyder then yours?)

WYC Go ye in to Calamye, and se ye, and go ye fro thennus in to Emath the greet; and go ye doun in to Geth of Palestyns, and to alle the beste rewmes of hem, if her terme be broddere than youre terme.
(Go ye/you_all in to Calamye, and see ye, and go ye/you_all from thence in to Emath the greet; and go ye/you_all down in to Geth of Palestyns, and to all the beste realms of them, if her terme be broddere than your(pl) terme.)

LUT Gehet hin gen Kalne und schauet von dannen gen Hemath, die große Stadt, und ziehet hinab gen Gath der Philister, welche bessere Königreiche gewesen sind denn diese und ihre Grenze größer denn eure Grenze.
(Gehet there gen Kalne and schauet from dannen gen Hemath, the large Stadt, and ziehet down gen Gath the Philister, welche bessere kingreiche been are because diese and ihre Grenze größer because your Grenze.)

CLV Transite in Chalane, et videte, et ite inde in Emath magnam, et descendite in Geth Palæstinorum, et ad optima quæque regna horum: si latior terminus eorum termino vestro est.
(Transite in Chalane, and videte, and ite inde in Emath magnam, and descendite in Geth Palæstinorum, and to optima quæque regna horum: when/but_if latior terminus eorum termino vestro est. )

BRN O house of Israel, pass by all of you, and see; and pass by thence to Ematrabba; and thence descend to Geth of the Philistines, the chief of all these kingdoms, see if their coasts are greater than your coasts.

BrLXX διάβητε πάντες καὶ ἴδετε, καὶ διέλθατε ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Ἐματραββὰ, καὶ κατάβητε ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Γὲθ ἀλλοφύλων, τὰς κρατίστας ἐκ πασῶν τῶν βασιλειῶν τούτων, εἰ πλείονα τὰ ὅρια αὐτῶν ἐστι τῶν ὑμετέρων ὁρίων.
(diabaʸte pantes kai idete, kai dielthate ekeithen eis Ematrabba, kai katabaʸte ekeithen eis Geth allofulōn, tas kratistas ek pasōn tōn basileiōn toutōn, ei pleiona ta horia autōn esti tōn humeterōn horiōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Kalneh

(Some words not found in UHB: cross_over Calneh and,see and,go from=there חֲמַת enough/great(fs) and=rule(pl) Gath Philistines ?,better from/more_than the,kingdoms the=these if great//chief/captain territory,their than,territory,your_all'ss )

This is the name of a city.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Are they better than your two kingdoms?

The notable men use this question to emphasize that the kingdoms of Israel and Judah are better than those other kingdoms. Alternate translation: “Your two kingdoms are better than they are.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Is their border larger than your border?

The notable men use this question to emphasize that their kingdoms are larger than those other kingdoms. Alternate translation: “Their border is smaller than yours”

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