Hosea 10:9

“From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, Israel; there they have stood; will not the war against the children of injustice overtake them in Gibeah?”

Hosea 10:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 10:9, word by word

From the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yme” appears
of Gibeahגִּבְעָהgiva

Gibeah

Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."

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you have sinnedחָטָאתָchatata

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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they have stoodעָמָדוּamadu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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the warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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the childrenבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of injusticeעַלְוָהalva

perversity

Perversity, wrongdoing: what is crooked and unjust.

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overtake themתַשִּׂיגֵtasige

overtake

To reach someone who is ahead.

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The context

8And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; thorn and thistle will come up on their altars; and they will say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us.”

9 · This verse (above)

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

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