Hosea 10:11

“And Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will pass over the beauty of her neck; I will make Ephraim ride; Judah will plow; Jacob will harrow for himself.”

Hosea 10:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 10:11, word by word

And Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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is a trainedמְלֻמָּדָהmelumada

learn

To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.

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heiferעֶגְלָהegla

heifer

A young cow.

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that lovesאֹהַבְתִּיohavti

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

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to threshדוּשׁdush

thresh, trample

Thresh: tread the grain to separate it from the straw; also to trample.

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will passעָבַרְתִּיavarti

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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the beautyטוּבtuv

goodness

What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.

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of her neckצַוָּארָtsavara

neck

Neck (Aramaic).

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I will make Ephraim rideאַרְכִּיבarkiv

set on

To set someone on a mount.

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Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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will plowיַחֲרוֹשׁyacharosh

plow

To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.

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Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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will harrowיְשַׂדֶּדyesaded

harrow

To harrow, to break up and level plowed ground.

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The context

10When I desire, I will discipline them; and peoples will be gathered against them, when they are bound for their two iniquities.

11 · This verse (above)

12Sow for yourselves in righteousness, reap according to loyal love; break up for yourselves the fallow ground; for it is time to seek YHWH, until he comes and teaches righteousness to you.

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