Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 9:10-14

10I foundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like grapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057;I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as the firstripeכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063in the fig treeבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384at her first timeבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225: butthey wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Baal–peorH1187,and separatedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves unto thatshameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322; and theirabominationsשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251were according as they lovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11As forEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shall fly awayיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774like a birdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775,from the birthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,and from the wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990,and from the conceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Though they bring upיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,yet will I bereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them, that there shall not bea manמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120left:yea, woeא֥וֹי'oH188also to them when I departבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,as I sawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865, isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasant placeבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116:but Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shall bring forthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121to the murdererהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them, O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:what wilt thou giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them a miscarryingמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921wombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358and dryצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

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