Hosea 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 1:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
תְּחִלַּ֥ת
tᵉchillâh
H8462
beginning
דִּבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ
Hôwshêaʻ
H1954
Hosea
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ
Hôwshêaʻ
H1954
Hosea
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
קַח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֞
אֵ֤שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
זְנוּנִים֙
zânûwn
H2183
fornication
וְיַלְדֵ֣י
yeled
H3206
child
זְנוּנִ֔ים
zânûwn
H2183
fornication
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
זָנֹ֤ה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
תִזְנֶה֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Yahweh spoke at the first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, "Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery against from Yahweh."
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King James Version Public Domain
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The beginning of Yahweh spoke through Hosea. And Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitutions and children of prostitutions, for prostituting, the land prostitutes from after Yahweh.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).