Amos 2:12
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Berean Study Bible
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

Young's Literal Translation
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, ‘Do not prophecy!’

King James Bible
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

Hebrew
“But you made the Nazirites
הַנְּזִרִ֖ים (han·nə·zi·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5139: Nazirite -- one consecrated, devoted

drink
וַתַּשְׁק֥וּ (wat·taš·qū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

wine
יָ֑יִן (yā·yin)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication

and commanded
צִוִּיתֶ֣ם (ṣiw·wî·ṯem)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

the prophets
הַנְּבִיאִים֙ (han·nə·ḇî·’îm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

not
לֹ֖א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to prophesy.
תִּנָּבְאֽוּ׃ (tin·nā·ḇə·’ū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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