Amos 7:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

Young's Literal Translation
And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, ‘I [am] no prophet, nor a prophet’s son [am] I, but a herdsman I [am], and a cultivator of sycamores,

King James Bible
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

Hebrew
“I
אָנֹ֔כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

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

a prophet,”
נָבִ֣יא (nā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

Amos
עָמוֹס֙ (‘ā·mō·ws)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5986: Amos -- an Israelite prophet

replied,
וַיַּ֤עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

“[nor was I] the son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of a prophet;
נָבִ֖יא (nā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

rather,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I
אָנֹ֑כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

was a herdsman
בוֹקֵ֥ר (ḇō·w·qêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 951: A cattle-tender

[and]
אָנֹ֖כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

a tender
וּבוֹלֵ֥ס (ū·ḇō·w·lês)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1103: To pinch sycamore figs

of sycamore-fig trees.
שִׁקְמִֽים׃ (šiq·mîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8256: Sycamore tree

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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