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Hosea 12:7 — compare English translations

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Hosea 12:7 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 →

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    A merchant—in his hand scales of deceit— he loves to oppress.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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