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Evenגַּםthoughכִּיthey hireיִתְנוּamong the nations,בַגּוֹיִםnowעַתָּהI will gather them,אֲקַבְּצֵםand they will beginוַיָּחֵלּוּto diminish a littleמְּעָטfrom the burdenמִמַּשָּׂאof the kingמֶלֶךְof princes.שָׂרִים
Hosea 8:10
Study it in the app“Even though they hire among the nations, now I will gather them, and they will begin to diminish a little from the burden of the king of princes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 8:10, word by word
- they hireיִתְנוּyitnu
hire, pay
To pay or hire with gifts; said of paying lovers, of a people buying allies as one pays for a prostitute.
Where else “yitnu” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- I will gather themאֲקַבְּצֵakabtse
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “akabtse” appears- and they will beginיָּחֵלּוּyachelu
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “yachelu” appears- to diminish a littleמְּעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- from the burdenמַּשָּׂאmasa
burden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of princesשָׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears
Translation note
“They will begin to diminish”: it can also be understood “they will grieve a little.”
The context
9For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone by himself; Ephraim has hired lovers.
10 · This verse (above)
11For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they have become for him altars for sinning.