Amos 5:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—

Young's Literal Translation
The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day [as] night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah [is] His name;

King James Bible
[Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:

Hebrew
He who made
עֹשֵׂ֨ה (‘ō·śêh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the Pleiades
כִימָ֜ה (ḵî·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3598: A cluster of stars, the Pleiades

and Orion,
וּכְסִ֗יל (ū·ḵə·sîl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3685: Any notable constellation, Orion

who turns
וְהֹפֵ֤ךְ (wə·hō·p̄êḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

darkness
צַלְמָ֔וֶת (ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow

into dawn
לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (lab·bō·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

and darkens
הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְ (heḥ·šîḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2821: To be dark, to darken

day
וְי֖וֹם (wə·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

into night,
לַ֣יְלָה (lay·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

who summons
הַקּוֹרֵ֣א (haq·qō·w·rê)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the waters
לְמֵֽי־ (lə·mê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

of the sea
הַיָּ֗ם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

and pours them
וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛ם (way·yiš·pə·ḵêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the face
פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the earth,
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

is His name.
שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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