Hosea 3 הוֹשֵׁעַ פרק ג׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Hosea 3 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDאֵלַיe/LAYto meעוֹדodagainלֵךְlekhgoאֱהַב־אִשָּׁהe/HAV-ish/SHAlove a womanאֲהֻבַתa/HU/vatbeloved ofרֵעַRE/aa friendוּמְנָאָפֶתu/me/na/A/fetand an adulteressכְּאַהֲבַתke/a/ha/VATaccording to the love ofיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDאֶת־בְּנֵיet-be/NEthe children ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוְהֵםve/HEMand theyפֹּנִיםpo/NIMturnאֶל־אֱלֹהִים־אֲחֵרִיםel-e/lo/HIM-a/che/RIMunto other godsוְאֹהֲבֵיve/o/ha/VEand loveאֲשִׁישֵׁיa/shi/SHEcakes ofעֲנָבִים׃a/na/VIMgrapes

   Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

2. 2

   וָאֶכְּרֶהָva/ek/ke/RE/haso I bought herלִּיlifor meבַּחֲמִשָּׁה־עָשָׂרba/cha/mish/SHA-a/SARfor fifteenכָּסֶףKA/sefsilverוְחֹמֶרve/CHO/merand a homer ofשְׂעֹרִיםse/o/RIMbarleyוְלֵתֶךְve/LE/tekhand a half homer ofשְׂעֹרִים׃se/o/RIMbarley

   So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

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   וָאֹמַרva/o/MARand I saidאֵלֶיהָe/LE/hato herיָמִיםya/MIMdaysרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyתֵּשְׁבִיTESH/viyou shall abideלִיlifor meלֹאlonotתִזְנִיtiz/NIyou shall play the harlotוְלֹאve/LOand notתִהְיִיtih/YIyou shall beלְאִישׁle/ISHto a manוְגַם־אֲנִיve/GAM-a/NIand also Iאֵלָיִךְ׃e/LA/yikhto you

   And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

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   כִּיkibecauseיָמִיםya/MIMdaysרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyיֵשְׁבוּyesh/VUshall abideבְּנֵיbe/NEthe children ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelאֵיןenwithoutמֶלֶךְME/lekha kingוְאֵיןve/ENand withoutשָׂרsara princeוְאֵיןve/ENand withoutזֶבַחZE/vachsacrificeוְאֵיןve/ENand withoutמַצֵּבָהmats/tse/VAa pillarוְאֵיןve/ENand withoutאֵפוֹדe/FODan ephodוּתְרָפִים׃u/te/ra/FIMand teraphim

   For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

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   אַחַרa/CHARafterwardיָשֻׁבוּya/SHU/vushall returnבְּנֵיbe/NEthe children ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוּבִקְשׁוּu/vik/SHUand seekאֶת־יְהֹוָהet-Adonaithe LORDאֱלֹהֵיהֶםe/lo/he/HEMtheir Godוְאֵתve/ETandדָּוִידDa/VIDDavidמַלְכָּםmal/KAMtheir kingוּפָחֲדוּu/fa/cha/DUand shall come in fearאֶל־יְהֹוָהel-Adonaito the LORDוְאֶל־טוּבוֹve/EL-tu/VOand to His goodnessבְּאַחֲרִיתbe/a/cha/RITin the latterהַיָּמִים׃hay/ya/MIMdays

   Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.