Hosea 3:5

“Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek YHWH their Elohim and David their king, and they will come trembling to YHWH and to his goodness in the end of days.”

Hosea 3:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 3:5, word by word

the childrenבְּנֵיbene

descendant

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

Where else “bene” 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
will returnיָשֻׁבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “yashuvu” appears
and seekבִקְשׁוּvikshu

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “vikshu” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
and Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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their kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

A king who rules a people.

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and they will come tremblingפָחֲדוּfachadu

tremble in reverence

To tremble in reverence before YHWH and his words.

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and to his goodnessטוּבtuv

goodness

What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.

Where else “tuv” appears
in the endאַחֲרִיתacharit

future

The time that comes after, what awaits someone further on.

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of daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

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

Where else “yamim” appears

The context

4For many days the children of Israel will stay with no king and no prince, and no sacrifice and no standing stone, and no ephod or teraphim.

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