Hosea 12
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אֶפְרַ֜יִם רֹעֶ֥ה ר֨וּחַ֙ וְרֹדֵ֣ף קָדִ֔ים כָּל הַיּ֕וֹם כָּזָ֥ב וָשֹׁ֖ד יַרְבֶּ֑ה וּבְרִית֙ עִם אַשּׁ֣וּר יִכְרֹ֔תוּ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן לְמִצְרַ֥יִם יוּבָֽל
Ephraim · shepherding · spirit · and pursuing · east · all of · the day · lie · and violence · to multiply · and covenant · with · Assyria · to cut · and fat · to/for Egypt · to bring
Septuagint runs longer here
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2
וְרִ֥יב לַֽיהוָ֖ה עִם יְהוּדָ֑ה וְלִפְקֹ֤ד עַֽל יַעֲקֹב֙ כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ
and strife · to/for LORD · with · Judah · and to visit · upon · Jacob · like/as ways his · like/as deeds his · to return · to/for him
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3
בַּבֶּ֖טֶן עָקַ֣ב אֶת אָחִ֑יו וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ה אֶת אֱלֹהִֽים
in/at the belly · to supplant · - · brother his · and in/at vigour his · to contend · with · God(s)
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4
וָיָּ֤שַׂר אֶל מַלְאָךְ֙ וַיֻּכָ֔ל בָּכָ֖ה וַיִּתְחַנֶּן ל֑וֹ בֵּֽית אֵל֙ יִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּ וְשָׁ֖ם יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּֽנוּ
and to rule · to · messenger · and to prevail · to weep · and to be gracious · to/for him · Bethel · Bethel · to find him · and there · to speak · with us
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5
וַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַצְּבָא֑וֹת יְהוָ֖ה זִכְרֽוֹ
and LORD · God(s) of · the armies · LORD · memorial his
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6
וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ תָּמִֽיד
and you · in/at God(s) your · to return · kindness · and judgment · keep · and wait · to · God(s) your · continually
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7
כְּנַ֗עַן בְּיָד֛וֹ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק אָהֵֽב
Canaan · in/at hand his · scales of · deceit · to oppress · to love
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8
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶפְרַ֔יִם אַ֣ךְ עָשַׁ֔רְתִּי מָצָ֥אתִי א֖וֹן לִ֑י כָּל יְגִיעַ֕י לֹ֥א יִמְצְאוּ לִ֖י עָוֺ֥ן אֲשֶׁר חֵֽטְא
and to say · Ephraim · surely · to become rich · to find · vigour · to/for me · all of · toils my · not · to find · to/for me · iniquity · which · sin
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9
וְאָנֹכִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עֹ֛ד אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥ בָאֳהָלִ֖ים כִּימֵ֥י מוֹעֵֽד
and I · LORD · God(s) your · from land of · Egypt · still · to dwell you · in/at tents · like/as days of · appointed time
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10
וְדִבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ עַל הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְאָנֹכִ֖י חָז֣וֹן הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי וּבְיַ֥ד הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֲדַמֶּֽה
and to speak · upon · the prophets · and I · vision · to multiply · and in/at hand of · the prophets · to resemble
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11
אִם גִּלְעָ֥ד אָ֨וֶן֙ אַךְ שָׁ֣וְא הָי֔וּ בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל שְׁוָרִ֣ים זִבֵּ֑חוּ גַּ֤ם מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙ כְּגַלִּ֔ים עַ֖ל תַּלְמֵ֥י שָׂדָֽי
if · Gilead · trouble · surely · vanity · to be · in/at the Gilgal · oxen · to sacrifice · also · altars their · like/as waves · upon · furrows of · field
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12
וַיִּבְרַ֥ח יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׂדֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה שָׁמָֽר
and to flee · Jacob · field of · Aram · and to serve · Israel · in/at woman · and in/at woman · to keep
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13
וּבְנָבִ֕יא הֶעֱלָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּבְנָבִ֖יא נִשְׁמָֽר
and in/at prophet · to go up · LORD · - · Israel · from Egypt · and in/at prophet · to keep
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14
הִכְעִ֥יס אֶפְרַ֖יִם תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים וְדָמָיו֙ עָלָ֣יו יִטּ֔וֹשׁ וְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹ יָשִׁ֥יב ל֖וֹ אֲדֹנָֽיו
to be angry · Ephraim · bitterness · and blood his · upon him · to leave · and reproach his · to return · to/for him · Lord his
About this chapter
- 14 Verses
- 146 Hebrew words
- 100 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 12:1. 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 12 contains 14 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.