Hosea 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 3:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלַ֗י
ʼêl
H413
to
ע֚וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֱֽהַב
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֲהֻ֥בַת
ʼâhab
H157
to love
רֵ֖עַ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת
nâʼaph
H5003
to commit adultery
כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְהֵ֗ם
hêm
H1992
they
פֹּנִים֙
pânâh
H6437
to turn
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
ʼachêr
H312
other
וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י
ʼăshîyshâh
H809
raisin cake
עֲנָבִֽים
ʻênâb
H6025
grape
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to me, "Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to me, “Again go, love a woman loved by a friend and committing adultery, like the love of Yahweh for the sons of Israel, and they turning to other gods and lovers of raisin cakes of grapes.”
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