Hosea 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 6:9 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 →
וּכְחַכֵּ֨י
châkâh
H2442
to wait
אִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
גְּדוּדִ֗ים
gᵉdûwd
H1416
troop
חֶ֚בֶר
cheber
H2267
association
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
דֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
יְרַצְּחוּ
râtsach
H7523
to murder
שֶׁ֑כְמָה
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
זִמָּ֖ה
zimmâh
H2154
wickedness
עָשֽׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And, as lying in wait for a man, bands; a company of priests murder the way toward Shechem, for they have done villainy.
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