Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 2:2-10

2Pleadרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378with your motherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,pleadרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378: for she isnot my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, neither amI her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376:let her therefore put awayוְתָסֵ֤רve.ta.SerH5493her whoredomsזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183out of her sightמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440,and her adulteriesוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from between her breastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699;

3Lest I stripאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584her nakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174,and setוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322her as in the dayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117that she was bornהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205,and makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760her as a wildernessכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057,and setוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896her like a dryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776,and slayוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191her with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4And I will not have mercyאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121; for they bethe childrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121of whoredomsH2183.

5For their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hath played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181:she that conceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them hath done shamefullyH3001:for she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559,I will goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157,that giveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414memy breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and my waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,my woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,mine oilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and my drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.

6Therefore, behold, I will hedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870with thornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518,and makeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443a wallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447,that she shall not findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672her pathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she shall followוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after her loversH157,but she shall not overtakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shall seekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall not findתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them:then shall she sayH559,I will goH3212and returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to my firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me than nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did not knowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,and wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and multipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235her silverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, whichthey preparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will I returnH7725,and take awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947my grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in the timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256thereof, and my wineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in the seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150thereof, and will recoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593givento coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And now will I discoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,and noneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shall deliverיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

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