Hosea 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 2:5 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
זָֽנְתָה֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
אִמָּ֔ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
הֹבִ֖ישָׁה
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמְרָ֗ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלְכָ֞ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַחֲרֵ֤י
ʼachar
H310
after
מְאַהֲבַי֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
נֹתְנֵ֤י
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַחְמִי֙
lechem
H3899
bread
וּמֵימַ֔י
mayim
H4325
water
צַמְרִ֣י
tsemer
H6785
wool
וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י
pishteh
H6593
linen
שַׁמְנִ֖י
shemen
H8081
fat
וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי
shiqqûwy
H8250
drink
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World English Bible Public Domain
For their mother has played the prostitute. She who conceived them has done shamefully; For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my flax, My oil and my drink.'
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King James Version Public Domain
For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For their mother has prostituted; the one who conceived them has acted shamefully, for she said, “Let me go after my lovers, the givers of my bread and my water, my wool and my linen, my oil and my drink.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).