Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 3

1Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto me, GoH3212yet, loveאֱֽהַב־'ehav-H157a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802belovedאֲהֻ֥בַת'a.Hu.vatH157of herfriendרֵ֖עַRe.a'H7453,yet an adulteressוּמְנָאָ֑פֶתu.me.na.'A.fetH5003,according to the loveכְּאַהֲבַ֤תke.'a.ha.VatH160of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toward the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who lookפֹּנִים֙po.NimH6437to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and loveוְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.VeiH157flagonsאֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י'a.shi.SheiH809of wineעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH6025.

2So I boughtוָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָva.'e.ke.Re.haH3739her to me for fifteenבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240piecesof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and foran homerוְחֹ֥מֶרve.Cho.merH2563of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184,and an half homerוְלֵ֥תֶךְve.Le.tekhH3963of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184:

3And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto her, Thou shalt abideתֵּ֣שְׁבִיTe.she.viH3427for me manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117;thou shalt not play the harlotתִזְנִ֔יtiz.NiH2181,and thou shalt not beתִֽהְיִ֖יtih.YiH1961for anothermanלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376: so will I also be for thee.

4For the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall abideיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117without a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428,and without a princeשָׂ֔רSarH8269,and without a sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077,and without an imageמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676,and without an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646, and withoutteraphimוּתְרָפִֽים׃u.te.ra.FimH8655:

5Afterwardאַחַ֗ר'a.CharH310shall the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725,and seekוּבִקְשׁוּ֙u.vik.ShuH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732their kingמַלְכָּ֑םmal.KamH4428;and shall fearוּפָחֲד֧וּu.fa.cha.DuH6342Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and his goodnessטוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on Hosea 3