New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 3:2-4

2So Iboughtוָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָva.'e.ke.Re.haH3739her for myself for fifteenבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701and a homerוְחֹ֥מֶרve.Cho.merH2563and ahalfוְלֵ֥תֶךְve.Le.tekhH3963of barleyH8184.

3Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to her, “You shallstayתֵּ֣שְׁבִיTe.she.viH3427with me for manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117.You shall not playH2181the harlotH2181,norH3808shall you haveתִֽהְיִ֖יtih.YiH1961amanלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;so I will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571be towardH413you.”

4For the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will remainיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427for manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117withoutH369kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428or princeשָׂ֔רSarH8269,withoutH369sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077or sacredpillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676and withoutH369ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646orhouseholdH8655idolsH8655.

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