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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםhas surrounded meסְבָבֻנִיwith lies,בְכַחַשׁand the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwith deceit;וּבְמִרְמָהbut Judahוִיהוּדָהstillעֹדroamsרָדwith El,עִם אֵלand with the Holy Oneוְעִם קְדוֹשִׁיםhe is faithful.נֶאֱמָן
Hosea 11:12
Study it in the app“Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still roams with El, and with the Holy One he is faithful.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 11:12, word by word
- 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".
Where else “efrayim” appears- has surrounded meסְבָבֻsevavu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sevavu” appears- with liesכַחַשׁchachash
lie
A false word said with deceit to seem what one is not.
Where else “chachash” appears- and the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- with deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- but Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
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.
Where else “yhuda” appears- roamsרָדrad
roam freely
A rare verb of uncertain sense: "roam free", "be restless".
Where else “rad” appears- with Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and with the Holy Oneקְדוֹשִׁיםkedoshim
Holy One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kedoshim” appears- he is faithfulנֶאֱמָןneeman
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neeman” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew, 11:12 is 12:1, and 12:1-14 are 12:2-15. “Roams with El”: the verb (rud) means “wander, roam” (BDB), also “rule” (Strong); the sense of the phrase is doubtful.
The context
11They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt, and like a dove from the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses, declares YHWH.
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