New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 12:1-6

1EphraimH669feedsרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462onwindר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,And pursuesוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291theeastקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921windH6921continuallyכָּל־ הַיּ֕וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117;He multipliesיַרְבֶּ֑הyar.BehH7235liesכָּזָ֥בka.ZavH3577and violenceוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701. Moreover,he makesיִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantוּבְרִית֙u.ve.RitH1285with Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurH804,And oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081is carriedיוּבָֽל׃yu.ValH2986to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2The Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068also has adisputeוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379with Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,And will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤דve.lif.KodH6485Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870;He will repayיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725him according to his deedsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

3In the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990hetookH6117his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251by the heelH6117,And in his maturityוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202hecontendedשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

4Yes, he wrestledשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280with the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לvai.yu.KhalH3201;He weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058andsoughtH2603His favorוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vai.yit.cha.nen-H2603.He foundיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim.tza.'E.nuH4672Him atBethelH1008And thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033He spokeיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us,

5Even the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsהַצְּבָא֑וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is Hisnameזִכְרֽוֹ׃zikh.RoH2143.

6Therefore,returnתָשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to your GodH430,Observeשְׁמֹ֔רshe.MorH8104kindnessחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּט֙u.mish.PatH4941, Andwaitוְקַוֵּ֥הve.ka.VehH6960for your GodH430continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

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