Hosea 4:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 4:13 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָאשֵׁ֨י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הֶהָרִ֜ים
har
H2022
mountain
יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגְּבָעוֹת֙
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ
qâṭar
H6999
to burn incense
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אַלּ֧וֹן
ʼallôwn
H437
oak
וְלִבְנֶ֛ה
libneh
H3839
poplar
וְאֵלָ֖ה
ʼêlâh
H424
terebinth
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
צִלָּ֑הּ
tsêl
H6738
shadow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
תִּזְנֶ֨ינָה֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם
bath
H1323
daughter
וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם
kallâh
H3618
bride
תְּנָאַֽפְנָה
nâʼaph
H5003
to commit adultery
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World English Bible Public Domain
They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, And burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, Because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, And your brides commit adultery.
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King James Version Public Domain
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, and on the hills they burn, under oak and poplar and terebinth, for its shade good. Therefore your daughters prostitute, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
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