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Hosea 8:4-6

4They have set up kingsהִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.KhuH4427,but not by me: they have made princesהֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ruH7786,and I knewיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045itnot: of their silverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091have they madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091,that they may be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

5Thy calfעֶגְלֵ֣ךְ'eg.LekhH5695,O Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,hath castזָנַח֙za.NachH2186theeoff; mine angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639is kindledחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against them: how long will it beereלֹ֥אlo'H3808they attainיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201to innocencyנִקָּיֹֽן׃ni.ka.YonH5356?

6For from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasit also: the workmanחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796madeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it; therefore it isnot Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:but the calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111shall be broken in piecesשְׁבָבִ֣יםshe.va.VimH7616.

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