Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from being priest to me; and because you have forgotten the law of your Elohim, I also will forget your children.”

Hosea 4:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 4:6, word by word

My peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
are destroyedנִדְמוּnidmu

destroy

To vanish completely, be wiped out, or put an end to something.

Where else “nidmu” appears
for lackבְּלִיbeli

without; not

Without; not; nothing.

Where else “beli” appears
of knowledgeדָּעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
have rejectedמָאַסְתָּmaasta

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

Where else “maasta” appears
from being priestכַּהֵןkahen

serve as priest

Serve as a priest.

Where else “kahen” appears
and because you have forgottenתִּשְׁכַּחtishkach

forget

Forget.

Where else “tishkach” appears
the lawתּוֹרַתtorat

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

Where else “torat” appears
of your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
your childrenבָּנֶיbane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bane” appears

The context

5And you will stumble by day, and the prophet also will stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.

6 · This verse (above)

7As they multiplied, so they sinned against me; their glory I will change into disgrace.

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