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Hosea 2:5-9

5For theirmotherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hath played theharlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181: she thatconceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them hath doneshamefullyH3001: for shesaidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, I willgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310myloversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157, thatgiveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414me mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and mywaterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325, mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593, myoilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and mydrinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.

6Therefore, behold, I willhedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thywayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870withthornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518, andmakeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443awallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447, that she shall notfindתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672herpathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she shallfollowוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after herloversH157, but she shall notovertakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shallseekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall notfindתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them : then shall shesayH559, I willgoH3212andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to myfirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me thannowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did notknowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414hergrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715, andwineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, andmultipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235hersilverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, which theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213forBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will IreturnH7725, and takeawayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mygrainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in itstimeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, and mywineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in itsseasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150, and I willrecoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593given tocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

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