Study it in the app“Though you, Israel, prostitute yourself, let not Judah become guilty; and do not come to Gilgal, and do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear, “As YHWH lives.””
Thoughאִםyou,אַתָּהIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלprostitute yourself,זֹנֶהlet notאַלJudahיְהוּדָהbecome guilty;יֶאְשַׁםand do notוְאַלcomeתָּבֹאוּto Gilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלand do notוְאַלgo upתַּעֲלוּto Beth-aven,בֵּית אָוֶןand do notוְאַלswear,תִּשָּׁבְעוּ“As YHWH lives.”חַי יְהוָה
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” appearsprostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zone” appearsJudah
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 “yehuda” appearsbe guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “yesham” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavou” appearsGilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “taalu” appearsBeth-aven
Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."
Where else “bet” appearsswear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “tishavu” appearsas lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appearsYHWH
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“Beth-aven”: “house of wickedness” (aven). It can be understood as a mocking name for Bethel, “house of El” (compare 10:5, 15).
Gilgal ?
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).
14I will not call your daughters to account when they prostitute themselves, or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves go aside with prostitutes and sacrifice with sacred prostitutes; and a people that does not understand will come to ruin.
15 · This verse (above)
16For like a stubborn heifer Israel has been stubborn; now will YHWH pasture them like a lamb in a broad place?
