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IfאִםGileadגִּלְעָדis wickedness,אָוֶןsurelyאַךְthey have becomeהָיוּworthless;שָׁוְאin Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּלthey sacrificedזִבֵּחוּbulls;שְׁוָרִיםalsoגַּםtheir altars areמִזְבְּחוֹתָםlike heapsכְּגַלִּיםonעַלthe furrowsתַּלְמֵיof the field.שָׂדָי
Hosea 12:11
Study it in the app“If Gilead is wickedness, surely they have become worthless; in Gilgal they sacrificed bulls; also their altars are like heaps on the furrows of the field.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 12:11, word by word
- Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- is wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- they have becomeהָיוּhayu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayu” appears- worthlessשָׁוְאshav
emptiness
Something of no value; using YHWH's name lightly.
Where else “shav” appears- in Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- they sacrificedזִבֵּחוּzibechu
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zibechu” appears- bullsשְׁוָרִיםshevarim
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shevarim” appears- their altars areמִזְבְּחוֹתָmizbchota
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchota” appears- like heapsגַלִּיםgalim
heap
Stones piled up, or ruins.
Where else “galim” appears- the furrowsתַּלְמֵיtalme
furrow
A furrow of the plow.
Where else “talme” appears- of the fieldשָׂדָיsaday
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “saday” appears
Places in this verse
1Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
2Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
10And I spoke to the prophets, and I multiplied vision, and by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.
11 · This verse (above)
12And Jacob fled to the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.