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And asוּכְbands of raidersגְּדוּדִיםlie in waitחַכֵּיfor a man,אִישׁso is the companyחֶבֶרof priests;כֹּהֲנִיםon the roadדֶּרֶךְthey murderיְרַצְּחוּtoward Shechem,שֶׁכְמָהforכִּיthey commitעָשׂוּinfamy.זִמָּה
Hosea 6:9
Study it in the app“And as bands of raiders lie in wait for a man, so is the company of priests; on the road they murder toward Shechem, for they commit infamy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 6:9, word by word
- bands of raidersגְּדוּדִיםgedudim
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedudim” appears- lie in waitחַכֵּיchake
wait, wait for
To wait, to wait for something to happen or for someone to act (2 Kings 7:9). In the Psalms and in Isaiah it is also used for waiting on God with trust (Isaiah 30:18).
Where else “chake” appears- for a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- so is the companyחֶבֶרchever
company
A band of people joined together, or a house shared with others.
Where else “chever” appears- of priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- on the roadדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- they murderיְרַצְּחוּyeratschu
murder
To take someone's life unjustly.
Where else “yeratschu” appears- toward Shechemשֶׁכְמָshechma
Shechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechma” appears- they commitעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- infamyזִמָּהzima
lewdness
A shameful deed, especially sexual.
Where else “zima” appears
Places in this verse
Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
The context
8Gilead is a city of those who work wickedness, tracked with blood.
9 · This verse (above)
10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there is the prostitution of Ephraim; Israel is defiled.