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Hosea 6:5-7

5Therefore have I hewedחָצַ֙בְתִּי֙cha.Tzav.tiH2672themby the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםba.ne.vi.'ImH5030;I have slainהֲרַגְתִּ֖יםha.rag.TimH2026them by the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310:and thy judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָu.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941are asthe lightא֥וֹר'orH216thatgoeth forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318.

6For I desiredחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617,and not sacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077;and the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430more than burnt offeringsמֵעֹלֽוֹת׃me.'o.LotH5930.

7But they like menH120have transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the covenantבְרִ֑יתve.RitH1285:there have they dealt treacherouslyבָּ֥גְדוּBa.ge.duH898against me.

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