Hosea 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 8:4 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 →
הֵ֤ם
hêm
H1992
they
הִמְלִיכוּ֙
mâlak
H4427
to reign
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מִמֶּ֔נִּי
min
H4480
from
הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ
sârar
H8323
to rule
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָ֑עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כַּסְפָּ֣ם
keçeph
H3701
silver
וּזְהָבָ֗ם
zâhâb
H2091
gold
עָשׂ֤וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶם֙
עֲצַבִּ֔ים
ʻâtsâb
H6091
idol
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יִכָּרֵֽת
kârath
H3772
to cut
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World English Bible Public Domain
They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn't approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, That they may be cut off.
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King James Version Public Domain
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They, they have made kings, but not from me. They have appointed princes, but I did not know. Their silver and their gold they have made for themselves idols, so that he might be cut off.
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