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BrLXX Εἰσήλθατε εἰς Βαιθὴλ, καὶ ἠσεβήσατε, καὶ εἰς Γάλγαλα ἐπληθύνατε τοῦ ἀσεβῆσαι· καὶ ἠνέγκατε εἰς τοπρωῒ θυσίας ὑμῶν, εἰς τὴν τριημερίαν τὰ ἐπιδέκατα ὑμῶν.
(Eisaʸlthate eis Baithaʸl, kai aʸsebaʸsate, kai eis Galgala eplaʸthunate tou asebaʸsai; kai aʸnegkate eis toprōi thusias humōn, eis taʸn triaʸmerian ta epidekata humōn. )

BrTr Ye went into Bæthel, and sinned, and ye multiplied sin at Galgala; and ye brought your meat-offerings in the morning, and your tithes every third day.

ULT “Go to Bethel and sin,
⇔ to Gilgal and multiply sin,
⇔ bring your sacrifices every morning,
⇔ your tithes every three days.

UST Go ahead: go to the hilltop places of idol worship that are at Bethel and Gilgal, where many people worship me;
⇔ go and rebel more and more against me!
⇔ Offer sacrifices on the morning after you arrive,
⇔ and bring me a tenth of your crops the next day.

BSB “Go to Bethel and transgress;
⇔ rebel even more at Gilgal!
⇔ Bring your sacrifices every morning,
⇔ your tithes every three days.[fn]

OEB ⇔ Come to Bethel and transgress,
⇔ at Gilgald increase your transgression.
⇔ Bring your sacrifices in the morning,
⇔ every third day your tithes!

WEBBE “Go to Bethel, and sin;
⇔ to Gilgal, and sin more.
⇔ Bring your sacrifices every morning,
⇔ your tithes every three days,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Go to Bethel and rebel!
⇔ At Gilgal rebel some more!
⇔ Bring your sacrifices in the morning,
⇔ your tithes on the third day!

LSV “Enter Beth-El, and transgress,
At Gilgal multiply transgression,
And bring in your sacrifices every morning,
Your tithes every third year.

FBV Why don't you go to Bethel and sin? Go to Gilgal and add to your sins even more?[fn] Offer your sacrifices in the morning, bring your tithes after three days.

4:4 Clearly the tone is sarcastic.

T4T ⇔ Go to Bethel and Gilgal towns where many people worship me
⇔ and sin more and more [SAR]!
⇔ I say that not because I want you to do it,
⇔ but because it is what you have always been doing!
⇔ Offer sacrifices on the morning after you arrive,
⇔ and bring me ◄a tithe/one tenth► of your crops the next day.

LEB “Come to Bethel and transgress; to Gilgal and multiply transgression![fn] Bring your sacrifices in the morning and your tithes on the third day.[fn]

4:4 Literally “increase to transgress”

4:4 Literally “for three of days”

BBE Come to Beth-el and do evil; to Gilgal, increasing the number of your sins; come with your offerings every morning and your tenths every three days:

Moff No Moff AMOS book available

JPS Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days;

ASV Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days;

DRA Come ye to Bethel, and do wickedly: to Galgal, and multiply transgressions: and bring in the morning your victims, your tithes in three days.

YLT Enter ye Beth-El, and transgress, At Gilgal multiply transgression, And bring in every morning your sacrifices, Every third year your tithes.

Drby Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days,

RV Come to Beth-el, and transgress; to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes every three days;

Wbstr Come to Beth-el and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

KJB-1769 ¶ Come to Beth-el, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:[fn]

4.4 three…: Heb. three years of days

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Come to Bethel and transgresse, at Gilgal multiplie transgression; and bring your sacrifices euery morning, and your tithes after three yeeres.
(¶ Come to Bethel and transgresse, at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years.)

4:4 Heb. three yeeres of dayes.

Bshps Come to Bethel, and transgresse: to Gilgal, and multiplie transgression: and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tythes after three yeres.
(Come to Bethel, and transgresse: to Gilgal, and multiply transgression: and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three years.)

Gnva Come to Beth-el, and transgresse: to Gilgal, and multiplie transgression, and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three yeres.
(Come to Beth-el, and transgresse: to Gilgal, and multiply transgression, and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three years. )

Cvdl Ye came to Bethel for to worke vngraciousnes, and haue increased youre synnes at Galgal. Ye brought youre sacrifices in the mornynge, and youre tythes vnto the thirde daye.
(Ye/You_all came to Bethel for to work ungraciousnes, and have increased your(pl) sins at Galgal. Ye/You_all brought your(pl) sacrifices in the morning, and your(pl) tithes unto the third day.)

Wycl Come ye to Bethel, and do ye wickidli; to Galgala, and multiplie ye trespassyng; and offre ye eerli youre sacrifices, in thre daies youre tithis.
(Come ye/you_all to Bethel, and do ye/you_all wickedly; to Galgala, and multiply ye/you_all trespassyng; and offre ye/you_all early your(pl) sacrifices, in three days your(pl) tithes.)

Luth Ja, kommt her gen Bethel und treibet Sünde und gen Gilgal, daß ihr der Sünden viel machet; und bringet eure Opfer des Morgens und eure Zehnten des dritten Tages.
(Ya, comes her to/toward Bethel and treibet Sünde and to/toward Gilgal, that you/their/her the/of_the Sünden many machet; and bringet your Opfer the morning and your tithe/tenth the dritten dayss.)

ClVg [Venite ad Bethel, et impie agite; ad Galgalam, et multiplicate prævaricationem: et afferte mane victimas vestras, tribus diebus decimas vestras.
([Come to Bethel, and impie agite; to Galgalam, and multiplicate prævaricationem: and afferte mane victimas your, tribus days decimas your. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

God gives several commands in verse 4, but he does so to show that he is angry

Connecting Statement:

God continues to speak to the people of Israel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) Go to Bethel and sin, to Gilgal and multiply sin

(Some words not found in UHB: come house_of אֵל and,transgress the,Gilgal multiply to,transgression and,bring in_the,morning sacrifices,your_all's on,three days tithes,your_all's )

People would go to Bethel and Gilgal to make sacrifices to God, but they kept sinning anyway. God makes these commands to show that he is angry with them for doing these things. These commands can be expressed as statements. Alternate translation: “You go to Bethel to worship, but you sin. You go to Gilgal to worship, but you sin even more”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) bring your sacrifices … every three days

(Some words not found in UHB: come house_of אֵל and,transgress the,Gilgal multiply to,transgression and,bring in_the,morning sacrifices,your_all's on,three days tithes,your_all's )

God makes these commands in order to show the people that he is angry that even though they do these things, they continue to sin against him in other ways. These commands can be expressed as statements. Alternate translation: “You bring your sacrifices … every three days, but it does you no good.”

(Occurrence 0) every three days

(Some words not found in UHB: come house_of אֵל and,transgress the,Gilgal multiply to,transgression and,bring in_the,morning sacrifices,your_all's on,three days tithes,your_all's )

This could mean: (1) on the third day or (2) every third day. Some versions have “every three years,” because the Israelites were supposed to bring their tithes to God once every three years.

Parallel AMOS 4:4

General Information:

Connecting Statement: