Amos 5:3
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Berean Study Bible
This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will only see a hundred return, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”

Young's Literal Translation
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city that is going out a thousand, Doth leave an hundred, And that which is going out an hundred, Doth leave ten to the house of Israel.

King James Bible
For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth [by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

Hebrew
This is what
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says:
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“The city
הָעִ֛יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

that marches out
הַיֹּצֵ֥את (hay·yō·ṣêṯ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

a thousand strong
אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

will only see a hundred
מֵאָ֑ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

return,
תַּשְׁאִ֣יר (taš·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

and the one that marches out
וְהַיּוֹצֵ֥את (wə·hay·yō·w·ṣêṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

a hundred strong
מֵאָ֛ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

will have but ten
עֲשָׂרָ֖ה (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

left
תַּשְׁאִ֥יר (taš·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

in the house
לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel.”
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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