Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 9:1-5

1Rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055not, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for joyגִּיל֙gilH1524, as otherpeopleכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971:for thou hast gone a whoringזָנִ֖יתָza.Ni.taH2181from thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thou hast lovedאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157a rewardאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868upon every threshing floorגָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ga.re.Not da.GanH1715 H1637.

2The floorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637and the winepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342shall not feedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them, and the new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492shall failיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584in her.

3They shall not dwellיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;but Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shall returnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and they shall eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931thingsin Assyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4They shall not offerיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offeringsto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,neither shall they be pleasingיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149unto him: their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077shall beunto them as the breadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899of mournersאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205;all that eatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398thereof shall be pollutedיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930:for their breadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899for their soulלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5What will ye doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the solemnמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117,and in the dayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of the feastחַג־chag-H2282of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

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