Hosea 5:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 5:4 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 →
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִתְּנוּ֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם
maʻălâl
H4611
deed
לָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ר֤וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
זְנוּנִים֙
zânûwn
H2183
fornication
בְּקִרְבָּ֔ם
qereb
H7130
midst
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָֽעוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Their deeds won't allow them to turn to their God; For the spirit of prostitution is within them, And they don't know Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Their deeds will not allow to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitutions in their midst, and they do not know Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).