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When Ephraim spoke,כְּדַבֵּר אֶפְרַיִםthere was trembling;רְתֵתheהוּאwas exaltedנָשָׂאin Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbut he became guiltyוַיֶּאְשַׁםthrough Baalבַּבַּעַלand died.וַיָּמֹת
Hosea 13:1
Study it in the app“When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel; but he became guilty through Baal and died.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 13:1, word by word
- When Ephraim spokeדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- When Ephraim spokeאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
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- there was tremblingרְתֵתretet
trembling
Trembling, terror that makes one shake.
Where else “retet” appears- was exaltedנָשָׂאnasa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasa” appears- in 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- but he became guiltyיֶּאְשַׁםyesham
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “yesham” appears- through Baalבַּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- and diedיָּמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And now they keep sinning, and they have made for themselves a cast image from their silver, idols according to their understanding, the work of craftsmen, all of it; to them they say, “Those who sacrifice human beings, let them kiss calves.”