Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 12:1-3

1EphraimH669feedethרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462on windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,and followethוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291after the east windקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921:he dailyהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117increasethיַרְבֶּ֑הyar.BehH7235liesכָּזָ֥בka.ZavH3577and desolationוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;and they do makeיִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantוּבְרִית֙u.ve.RitH1285with the Assyriansאַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurH804,and oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081is carriedיוּבָֽל׃yu.ValH2986into Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hath also a controversyוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379with Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤דve.lif.KodH6485Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870;according to his doingsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611will he recompenseיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725him.

3He took his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251by the heelעָקַ֣ב'a.KavH6117in the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990,and by his strengthוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202he had powerשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

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