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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/amos/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If ten people are left in one house, they too will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />(If there are ten men left in one house, they will all die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then it shall come to pass, that if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be, if ten men are left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die [by the pestilence that comes with war].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if there are 10 men left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If only ten of you survive by hiding in a house you will still die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If ten people are left in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If there are ten men left in a family, they will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And if there are ten men remaining in one house, they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And it will be, if there remain ten men in one house, they will die, and the remaining ones will be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will die. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if there are left ten persons in one house, "" It has come to pass—that they have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass -- that they have died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was if there shall remain ten men in one house, and they died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For if there were ten men remaining in one house, even they will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should there remain ten people in a single house, these shall die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If ten people remain in one house, they shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if ten men will remain in one house, they shall die<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, if there be ten men left in one house, that they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1060" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/6.htm">The Pride of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8</span>The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself—the LORD, the God of Hosts, has declared: “I abhor Jacob’s pride and detest his citadels, so I will deliver up the city and everything in it.” <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there are</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: yiw·wā·ṯə·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">left</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">in one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇa·yiṯ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wā·mê·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">they too will die.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Isaiah 5:9</a></span><br />I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15</a></span><br />The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11-12</a></span><br />But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike. / Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Micah 6:13-15</a></span><br />Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins. / You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword. / You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">Isaiah 3:25-26</a></span><br />Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. / And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Hosea 9:16</a></span><br />Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Ezekiel 6:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague. / He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></span><br />For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12-13</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ / Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-40.htm">Matthew 24:40-41</a></span><br />Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Luke 17:34-35</a></span><br />I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-35.htm">Matthew 10:35-36</a></span><br />For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-52.htm">Luke 12:52-53</a></span><br />From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. / They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.</p><p class="hdg">if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3</a></b></br> For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out <i>by</i> a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth <i>by</i> an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33</a></b></br> And the man of thine, <i>whom</i> I shall not cut off from mine altar, <i>shall be</i> to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-11.htm">Esther 5:11</a></b></br> And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all <i>the things</i> wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Die</a> <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Died</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Ten</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Died</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Ten</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-1.htm">The wantonness of Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-7.htm">shall be plagued with desolation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/6-12.htm">and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if there are ten men left in one house</b><br>This phrase suggests a scenario of significant destruction and judgment. The number ten often symbolizes completeness or fullness in biblical numerology, indicating that even a complete group of survivors will not escape the impending judgment. The context of Amos is a prophecy against Israel, warning of the consequences of their complacency and injustice. The mention of "one house" may imply a place of refuge or safety, yet even this will not protect them from divine retribution. This reflects the severity of God's judgment, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6</a>, where widespread devastation is prophesied.<p><b>they too will die</b><br>This part of the verse underscores the inevitability and totality of the judgment. The certainty of death for these men highlights the inescapable nature of God's wrath due to Israel's persistent sin and rebellion. Historically, this can be connected to the Assyrian invasion, which led to the fall of Samaria and the exile of the Israelites. Theologically, it serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. This theme of inevitable judgment is echoed in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a>, where God's judgment begins with His own people. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate judgment that will come at the end of times, as described in Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from the southern kingdom of Judah, Amos was called by God to deliver a message of judgment to the northern kingdom of Israel. His prophecies often focused on social justice and the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and social injustice. Amos's prophecies were directed towards Israel's leaders and people, warning them of impending judgment due to their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Amos, where God would bring destruction upon Israel due to their continued disobedience and failure to uphold His commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are not to be taken lightly. Just as Amos prophesied the death of those remaining in the house, we must understand that God's judgment is certain for those who persist in sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Israel's fate serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. We must strive to live in obedience to God's Word to avoid similar judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God always offers a path to redemption through repentance. We should continually examine our lives and turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The mention of "ten men" in one house highlights the collective responsibility of a community. As believers, we are called to hold each other accountable and encourage one another in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tabernacle_of_david.htm">What does the tabernacle of David refer to?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'judgment_at_god's_house'_mean.htm">What does 'Judgment Begins at the House of God' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_amos_8_9_align_with_solar_science.htm">How does Amos 8:9's prediction of the sun going dark align with scientific understanding of solar events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_focus_on_her_guilt,_not_his_role.htm">Why does Proverbs 7 focus on the woman's guilt while largely overlooking the man's responsibility (vv. 7-9)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) <span class= "bld">Ten</span> . . . <span class= "bld">uncle</span>.--In some large house it might be that ten are left remaining, but even these are devoured by the pestilence which hovers in the track of war. Nine have fallen victims. Fathers and brothers are all gone, and the uncle comes in as the funereal burner, to carry out the corpse to the pyre, and finds in the innermost parts of the house the tenth victim of the fell disease yet alive. A hurried word or two passes between them: "Is there yet another with thee?" and the answer comes, "Not one." Then shall he say "Hush!" The lonely sufferer begins to curse the Lord for His judgments, or it may be he begins to call upon the Name of the Lord when it is too late, when, as a finishing touch of darkest gloom and despair, he is interrupted by a warning not to stir up Jehovah's wrath in this day of His visitation by even mentioning His name. This and one other passage (<a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm" title="All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.">1Samuel 31:12</a>) imply that under special circumstances the Hebrews burned their dead. In this case pestilence made cremation a necessity. The references in <a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm" title="And they buried him in his own sepulchers, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' are: and they made a very great burning for him.">2Chronicles 16:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm" title="And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.">2Chronicles 21:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm" title="But you shall die in peace: and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings which were before you, so shall they burn odors for you; and they will lament you, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 34:5</a>, are to honorific burning of spices in memory of the dead.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If there remain ten men in one house.</span> If these escape death in war, they shall die of famine and pestilence in the three years' siege of Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a>). If the prophet is still referring to the rich chieftains, ten would be only a poor remnant of the inhabitants of their palaces. The LXX. adds, very unnecesarily, <span class="greek">Καὶ</span> <span class="greek">ὑπολειφθήσονται οἱ κατάλοιποι</span>, "And those remaining shall be left behind." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there are</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left</span><br /><span class="heb">יִוָּ֨תְר֜וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiw·wā·ṯə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבַ֥יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇa·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they too will die.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמֵֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/6-9.htm">Amos 6:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/6-9.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 6:9 It will happen if there remain ten (Amo. 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