Amos 3:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

Young's Literal Translation
Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?

King James Bible
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

Hebrew
Does a bird
צִפּוֹר֙ (ṣip·pō·wr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6833: A little bird

land
הֲתִפֹּ֤ל (hă·ṯip·pōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

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

a snare
פַּ֣ח (paḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

where no
אֵ֣ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

bait [has been set]?
וּמוֹקֵ֖שׁ (ū·mō·w·qêš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

Does a trap
פַּח֙ (paḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

spring
הֲיַֽעֲלֶה־ (hă·ya·‘ă·leh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the ground
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

when it has
וְלָכ֖וֹד (wə·lā·ḵō·wḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

nothing
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to catch?
יִלְכּֽוֹד׃ (yil·kō·wḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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