Amos 3:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion’s mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus [on that of] a couch.

King James Bible
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.

Hebrew
This is what
כֹּה֮ (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

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

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

“As
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the shepherd
הָרֹעֶ֜ה (hā·rō·‘eh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

snatches
יַצִּ֨יל (yaṣ·ṣîl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

from the mouth
מִפִּ֧י (mip·pî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the lion
הָאֲרִ֛י (hā·’ă·rî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 738: A lion

two
שְׁתֵּ֥י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

legs
כְרָעַ֖יִם (ḵə·rā·‘a·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's 3767: The leg, of men, locusts

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

a piece
בְדַל־ (ḇə·ḏal-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 915: A piece, severed piece

of an ear,
אֹ֑זֶן (’ō·zen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

so
כֵּ֣ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

dwelling
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in Samaria
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

will be snatched away
יִנָּצְל֞וּ (yin·nā·ṣə·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

with the corner
בִּפְאַ֥ת (bip̄·’aṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

of a bed
מִטָּ֖ה (miṭ·ṭāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier

or the cushion
וּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק (ū·ḇiḏ·me·šeq)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1833: Perhaps silk

of a couch.
עָֽרֶשׂ׃ (‘ā·reś)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6210: A couch, divan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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