New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 12:11-14

11Is there iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205inGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568?Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389they are worthlessשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723.In Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֖לba.gil.GalH1537they sacrificeזִבֵּ֑חוּzi.Be.chuH2076bullsשְׁוָרִ֣יםshe.va.RimH7794,Yesגַּ֤םgamH1571,their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196are like the stoneH1530heapsכְּגַלִּ֔יםke.ga.LimH1530BesideH5921the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of the fieldH7706.

12NowJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272to thelandH7704of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758, AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478workedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647for a wifeבְּאִשָּׁ֔הbe.'i.ShahH802,And for a wifeוּבְאִשָּׁ֖הu.ve.'i.ShahH802he keptשָׁמָֽר׃sha.MarH8104sheep.

13But by aprophetוּבְנָבִ֕יאu.ve.na.Vi'H5030the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtהֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.LahH5927IsraelH3478from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,And by a prophetוּבְנָבִ֖יאu.ve.na.Vi'H5030he was keptH8104.

14Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has provokedH3707to bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563angerהִכְעִ֥יסhikh.'IsH3707;So his LordH136will leaveיִטּ֔וֹשׁyi.To.oshH5203hisbloodguiltוְדָמָיו֙ve.da.MavH1818on himAnd bringH7725backH7725hisreproachוְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹve.Cher.pa.ToH2781to him.

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