Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 9:9-11

9They have deeplyהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009corruptedשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843themselves,as in the daysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390: thereforehe will rememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,he will visitיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

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.

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