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And Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“SurelyאַךְI have become rich,עָשַׁרְתִּיI have foundמָצָאתִיwealthאוֹןfor myself;לִיin allכָּלmy laborsיְגִיעַיthey will notלֹאfindיִמְצְאוּin meלִיiniquityעָוֺןthatאֲשֶׁרis sin.”חֵטְא
Hosea 12:8
Study it in the app“And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they will not find in me iniquity that is sin.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 12:8, 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".
Where else “efrayim” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- I have become richעָשַׁרְתִּיasharti
make rich, become rich
Make rich; grow rich.
Where else “asharti” appears- I have foundמָצָאתִיmatsati
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsati” appears- wealthאוֹןon
wealth
What someone has gained and stored up, his fortune.
Where else “on” appears- my laborsיְגִיעַyegia
toil, its fruit
Wearying labor and what it earns.
Where else “yegia” appears- iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- is sinחֵטְאchet
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chet” appears
The context
7A merchant! In his hand are scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
8 · This verse (above)
9But I am YHWH your Elohim from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed time.