Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 2:6-7

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.

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