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Thereforeעַל כֵּןI have hewn themחָצַבְתִּיby the prophets,בַּנְּבִיאִיםI have killed themהֲרַגְתִּיםby the wordsבְּאִמְרֵיof my mouth;פִיand your judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָare like lightאוֹרthat goes out.יֵצֵא
Hosea 6:5
Study it in the app“Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth; and your judgments are like light that goes out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 6:5, word by word
- I have hewn themחָצַבְתִּיchatsavti
cut to pieces
To cut, split, cut to pieces.
Where else “chatsavti” appears- by the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- I have killed themהֲרַגְתִּיharagti
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “haragti” appears- by the wordsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- and your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶיmishpate
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpate” appears- are like lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- that goes outיֵצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears
Translation note
With another division of the letters it reads “and my judgment goes out like the light.”
The context
4What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyal love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that goes away early.
5 · This verse (above)
6For I desire loyal love and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of Elohim more than burnt offerings.