Amo 8:6 | NET2full | STEP | We’re eager to trade silver for the poor , a pair of sandals for the needy . We want to mix in some chaff with the grain !”

‏ Amos 8:6

6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, ^{▼▼tn Heb “to buy the poor for silver.”} ^{▼▼sn The expression trade silver for the poor refers to the slave trade.}
a pair of sandals ^{▼▼tn See the note on the word “sandals” in 2:6.} for the needy.
We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!” ^{▼▼tn Heb “The chaff of the grain we will sell.”}