Amos 5:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Seek the Lord, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth–el.”
דָּרַשׁ
To seek, to inquire, to consult. Darash. Seek the LORD while He may be found. The seeking that finds God is wholehearted not casual.
יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָלַח
he should rush
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צָלַח
To prosper, to succeed. Tsalach. When you are rooted in God's word He causes you to prosper in whatever you do.
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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כָּבָה
one who extinguishes it
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כָּבָה
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
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בֵּית־אֵל
-el
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בֵּית־אֵל
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
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