Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 12:7-9

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.

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