Hosea 11
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כִּ֛י נַ֥עַר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּ וּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִם קָרָ֥אתִי לִבְנִֽי
that · boy · Israel · and to love him · and from Egypt · to call · to/for son my
Septuagint runs longer here
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2
קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כֵּ֚ן הָלְכ֣וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם לַבְּעָלִ֣ים יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים יְקַטֵּרֽוּן
to call · to/for them · thus · to walk · from face(s) their · to/for the Baal · to sacrifice · and to/for the idols · to burn incense
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3
וְאָנֹכִ֤י תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם קָחָ֖ם עַל זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ כִּ֥י רְפָאתִֽים
and I · to spy out · to/for Ephraim · to take them · upon · arms his · and not · to know · that · to heal them
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4
בְּחַבְלֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת אַהֲבָ֔ה וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם כִּמְרִ֥ימֵי עֹ֖ל עַ֣ל לְחֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֥ט אֵלָ֖יו אוֹכִֽיל
in/at cords of · man · to draw them · in/at ropes of · love · and to be · to/for them · like/as rising · yoke · upon · jaws their · and to stretch out · to him · to eat
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5
לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אֶל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר ה֣וּא מַלְכּ֑וֹ כִּ֥י מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב
not · to return · to · land of · Egypt · and Assyria · he · king his · that · to refuse · to return
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6
וְחָלָ֥ה חֶ֨רֶב֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְכִלְּתָ֥ה בַדָּ֖יו וְאָכָ֑לָה מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם
and to writhe · sword · in/at cities his · and to finish · poles his · and to eat · from counsels their
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7
וְעַמִּ֥י תְלוּאִ֖ים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י וְאֶל עַל֙ יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ יַ֖חַד לֹ֥א יְרוֹמֵם
and people my · hung · to/for apostasy my · and to · above · to call him · together · not · to rise
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8
אֵ֞יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ אֶפְרַ֗יִם אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֚יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ כְאַדְמָ֔ה אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לִבִּ֔י יַ֖חַד נִכְמְר֥וּ נִחוּמָֽי
how · to give you · Ephraim · to deliver you · Israel · how · to give you · like/as Admah · to put you · like/as Zeboim · to overturn · upon me · heart my · together · to burn · comfort my
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9
לֹ֤א אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י לֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב לְשַׁחֵ֣ת אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל אָֽנֹכִי֙ וְלֹא אִ֔ישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ֣ קָד֔וֹשׁ וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וֹא בְּעִֽיר
not · to do · anger of · nose my · not · to return · to destroy · Ephraim · that · God · I · and not · man · in/at midst your · holy · and not · to enter · in/at city
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10
אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם
after · LORD · to walk · like/as lion · to roar · that · he · to roar · and to tremble · sons · from sea
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11
יֶחֶרְד֤וּ כְצִפּוֹר֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּכְיוֹנָ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥ים עַל בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
to tremble · like/as bird · from Egypt · and like/as dove · from land of · Assyria · and to dwell them · upon · houses their · utterance of · LORD
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12
סְבָבֻ֤נִי בְכַ֨חַשׁ֙ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה עֹ֥ד רָד֙ עִם אֵ֔ל וְעִם קְדוֹשִׁ֖ים נֶאֱמָֽן
to turn around me · in/at deception · Ephraim · and in/at deceit · house of · Israel · and Judah · still · roaming · with · God · and with · holy · confirming
About this chapter
- 12 Verses
- 137 Hebrew words
- 91 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 11:1. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Hosea 11 contains 12 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Hosea, or return to the book of Hosea for the full chapter list.