Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 6:3-6

3Then shall we knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045, ifwe followנִרְדְּפָ֗הnir.de.FahH7291on to knowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:his going forthמֽוֹצָא֑וֹmo.tza.'OH4161is preparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559as the morningכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837;and he shall comeוְיָב֤וֹאve.ya.Vo'H935unto us as the rainכַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kha.Ge.shemH1653,as the latterכְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁke.mal.Ko.oshH4456andformer rainי֥וֹרֶהYo.rehH3384unto the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,what shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213unto thee? O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,what shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213unto thee? for your goodnessוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ve.chas.de.KhemH2617isas a morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּֽעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,and as the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֥יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919it goeth awayהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980.

5Therefore have I hewedחָצַ֙בְתִּי֙cha.Tzav.tiH2672themby the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםba.ne.vi.'ImH5030;I have slainהֲרַגְתִּ֖יםha.rag.TimH2026them by the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310:and thy judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָu.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941are asthe lightא֥וֹר'orH216thatgoeth forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318.

6For I desiredחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617,and not sacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077;and the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430more than burnt offeringsמֵעֹלֽוֹת׃me.'o.LotH5930.

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