Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 12:7-11

7He isa merchantכְּנַ֗עַןke.Na.'anH3667,the balancesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976of deceitמִרְמָ֖הmir.MahH4820arein his handבְּיָד֛וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:he lovethאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157to oppressלַעֲשֹׁ֥קla.'a.ShokH6231.

8And Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Yet I am become richעָשַׁ֔רְתִּי'a.Shar.tiH6238,I have found me outמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672substanceא֖וֹן'onH202: inall my laboursיְגִיעַ֕יye.gi.'AiH3018they shall findיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672none iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771in me that weresinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.

9And I that amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will yet make thee to dwellאוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥'o.shi.ve.KhaH3427in tabernaclesבָאֳהָלִ֖יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168,as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of the solemn feastמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

10I have also spokenוְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ve.di.Bar.tiH1696by the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and I have multipliedהִרְבֵּ֑יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235visionsחָז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377,and used similitudesאֲדַמֶּֽה׃'a.da.MehH1819,by the ministryוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

11Is thereiniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205inGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568?surely they are vanityשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723:they sacrificeזִבֵּ֑חוּzi.Be.chuH2076bullocksשְׁוָרִ֣יםshe.va.RimH7794in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֖לba.gil.GalH1537;yea, their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196areas heapsכְּגַלִּ֔יםke.ga.LimH1530in the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of the fieldsשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704.

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