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Hosea 12:1-6

1EphraimH669feeds onרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462the windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307and pursuesוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291the east windקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117;he multipliesיַרְבֶּ֑הyar.BehH7235liesכָּזָ֥בka.ZavH3577and violenceוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;he makesיִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantוּבְרִית֙u.ve.RitH1285withH5973Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurH804and sendsיוּבָֽל׃yu.ValH2986olive oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2The LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068has a charge to bringוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379againstH5973Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.He will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤ד עַֽל־ve.lif.Kod 'al-H6485 H5921Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870and repayיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725himaccording to his deedsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

3In the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990he grasped his brother’sאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251heelעָקַ֣ב'a.KavH6117אֶת־'et-H853,and in his vigorוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202he wrestledשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280withאֶת־'et-H854Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

4Yes, he struggledוָיָּ֤שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786withאֶל־'el-H413the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לvai.yu.KhalH3201;he weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058and sought His favorוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vai.yit.cha.nen-H2603בֵּֽית־beit-H1008;he found Himיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim.tza.'E.nuH4672at Bethelאֵל֙'elH1008and spokeיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with Himעִמָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ma.nuH5973thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033—

5the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsהַצְּבָא֑וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is His name of renownזִכְרֽוֹ׃zikh.RoH2143.

6But youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must returnתָשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to your GodH430;maintainשְׁמֹ֔רshe.MorH8104loveחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּט֙u.mish.PatH4941,and alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548waitוְקַוֵּ֥הve.ka.VehH6960onאֶל־'el-H413your GodH430.

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