Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 7:1-4

1When I would have healedכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,then the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669was discoveredוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,and the wickednessוְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111:for they commitפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466falsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;and the thiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590cometh inיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935, andthe troopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416of robbers spoilethפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584withoutבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

2And they considerיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824thatI rememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142all their wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451:now their own doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611have beset them aboutסְבָב֣וּםse.va.VumH5437;they are before my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3They make the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055with their wickednessבְּרָעָתָ֖םbe.ra.'a.TamH7451,and the princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with their liesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areall adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,as an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by the bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644, whoceasethיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673from raisingמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782after he hath kneadedמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888the doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217,until it be leavenedחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556.

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