Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 5:4-6

4They will not frameיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414their doingsמַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725unto their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:for the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of whoredomsזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183isin the midstבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130of them, and they have not knownיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

5And the prideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478doth testifyוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030to his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440:therefore shall Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669fallיִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙yi.ka.she.LuH3782in their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771;Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063also shall fallכָּשַׁ֥לka.ShalH3782with them.

6They shall goH3212with their flocksבְּצֹאנָ֣םbe.tzo.NamH6629and with their herdsוּבִבְקָרָ֗םu.viv.ka.RamH1241to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;but they shall not findיִמְצָ֑אוּyim.Tza.'uH4672him;he hath withdrawnחָלַ֖ץcha.LatzH2502himself from them.

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