Hosea 4
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שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֠י אֵין אֱמֶ֧ת וְֽאֵין חֶ֛סֶד וְאֵֽין דַּ֥עַת אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ
hear · word of · LORD · sons of · Israel · that · strife · to/for LORD · with · dwelling · the land · that · nothing · faithfulness · and nothing · kindness · and nothing · knowledge of · God(s) · in/at the land
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2
אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ וְדָמִ֥ים בְּדָמִ֖ים נָגָֽעוּ
to swear · and to deceive · and to murder · and to steal · and to commit adultery · to break through · and blood · in/at blood · to touch
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עַל כֵּ֣ן תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֻמְלַל֙ כָּל יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ בְּחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְגַם דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם יֵאָסֵֽפוּ
upon · thus · to mourn · the land · and to be weak · all of · dwelling · in/at her · in/at living of · the field · and in/at bird of · the heaven(s) · and also · fish of · the sea · to gather
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4
אַ֥ךְ אִ֛ישׁ אַל יָרֵ֖ב וְאַל יוֹכַ֣ח אִ֑ישׁ וְעַמְּךָ֖ כִּמְרִיבֵ֥י כֹהֵֽן
surely · man · not · to contend · and not · to reprove · man · and people your · like/as contending · priest
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5
וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ הַיּ֔וֹם וְכָשַׁ֧ל גַּם נָבִ֛יא עִמְּךָ֖ לָ֑יְלָה וְדָמִ֖יתִי אִמֶּֽךָ
and to stumble · the day · and to stumble · also · prophet · with you · night · and to cease · mother your
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6
נִדְמ֥וּ עַמִּ֖י מִבְּלִ֣י הַדָּ֑עַת כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה הַדַּ֣עַת מָאַ֗סְתָּ וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ מִכַּהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח בָּנֶ֖יךָ גַּם אָֽנִי
to cease · people my · from without of · the knowledge · that · you · the knowledge · to reject · and to reject you · from to serve as priest · to/for me · and to forget · law of · God(s) your · to forget · sons your · also · I
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7
כְּרֻבָּ֖ם כֵּ֣ן חָֽטְאוּ לִ֑י כְּבוֹדָ֖ם בְּקָל֥וֹן אָמִֽיר
like/as to multiply them · thus · to sin · to/for me · glory their · in/at shame · to change
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חַטַּ֥את עַמִּ֖י יֹאכֵ֑לוּ וְאֶל עֲוֺנָ֖ם יִשְׂא֥וּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ
sin offering of · people my · to eat · and to · iniquity their · to lift · soul his
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וְהָיָ֥ה כָעָ֖ם כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ דְּרָכָ֔יו וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו אָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ
and to be · like/as the people · like/as the priest · and to visit · upon him · ways his · and deeds his · to return · to/for him
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10
וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ הִזְנ֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יִפְרֹ֑צוּ כִּֽי אֶת יְהוָ֥ה עָזְב֖וּ לִשְׁמֹֽר
and to eat · and not · to be satisfied · to commit fornication · and not · to break through · that · - · LORD · to leave · to keep
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זְנ֛וּת וְיַ֥יִן וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יִֽקַּֽח לֵֽב
harlotry · and wine · and wine · to take · heart
Septuagint runs longer here
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עַמִּי֙ בְּעֵצ֣וֹ יִשְׁאָ֔ל וּמַקְל֖וֹ יַגִּ֣יד ל֑וֹ כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ זְנוּנִים֙ הִתְעָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֖וּ מִתַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
people my · in/at tree his · to ask · and staff his · to make known · to/for him · that · spirit of · fornication · to go astray · and to commit fornication · from under · God(s) their
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עַל רָאשֵׁ֨י הֶהָרִ֜ים יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ וְעַל הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ תַּ֣חַת אַלּ֧וֹן וְלִבְנֶ֛ה וְאֵלָ֖ה כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב צִלָּ֑הּ עַל כֵּ֗ן תִּזְנֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תְּנָאַֽפְנָה
upon · heads of · the mountains · to sacrifice · and upon · the hills · to burn incense · under · oak · and poplar · and terebinth · that · good · shadow her · upon · thus · to commit fornication · daughters your · and brides your · to commit adultery
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לֹֽא אֶפְק֨וֹד עַל בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם כִּ֣י תִזְנֶ֗ינָה וְעַל כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ כִּ֣י תְנָאַ֔פְנָה כִּי הֵם֙ עִם הַזֹּנ֣וֹת יְפָרֵ֔דוּ וְעִם הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ וְעָ֥ם לֹֽא יָבִ֖ין יִלָּבֵֽט
not · to visit · upon · daughters your · that · to commit fornication · and upon · brides your · that · to commit adultery · that · they · with · the committing fornication · to divide · and with · the female prostitute · to sacrifice · and people · not · to understand · to throw down
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אִם זֹנֶ֤ה אַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַל יֶאְשַׁ֖ם יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאַל תָּבֹ֣אוּ הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל וְאַֽל תַּעֲלוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן וְאַל תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ חַי יְהוָֽה
if · committing fornication · you · Israel · not · to trespass · Judah · and not · to enter · the Gilgal · and not · to go up · Beth-aven · Beth-aven · and not · to swear · living · LORD
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כִּ֚י כְּפָרָ֣ה סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה סָרַ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ יִרְעֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָֽב
that · like/as cow · rebelling · to rebel · Israel · now · to shepherd them · LORD · like/as lamb · in/at the wide place
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חֲב֧וּר עֲצַבִּ֛ים אֶפְרָ֖יִם הַֽנַּֽח לֽוֹ
bound together · idols · Ephraim · rest · to/for him
Septuagint runs longer here
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סָ֖ר סָבְאָ֑ם הַזְנֵ֣ה הִזְנ֔וּ אָהֲב֥וּ הֵב֛וּ קָל֖וֹן מָגִנֶּֽיהָ
to turn aside · drink their · to commit fornication · to commit fornication · to love · love · shame · shields her
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צָרַ֥ר ר֛וּחַ אוֹתָ֖הּ בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם
to bind · spirit · - her · in/at wings her · and to be ashamed · from sacrifices their
About this chapter
- 19 Verses
- 223 Hebrew words
- 134 Distinct lemmas
2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 4:11, 4:17. 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 →
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