The sacrificesזִבְחֵיof my offeringsהַבְהָבַיthey sacrifice,יִזְבְּחוּflesh,בָשָׂרand they eat it;וַיֹּאכֵלוּYHWHיְהוָהdoes notלֹאaccept them;רָצָםnowעַתָּהhe will rememberיִזְכֹּרtheir iniquityעֲוֺנָםand call to accountוְיִפְקֹדtheir sins;חַטֹּאותָםtheyהֵמָּהwill returnיָשׁוּבוּto Egypt.מִצְרַיִם
Hosea 8:13
Study it in the app“The sacrifices of my offerings they sacrifice, flesh, and they eat it; YHWH does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and call to account their sins; they will return to Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 8:13, word by word
- The sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivche” appears- of my offeringsהַבְהָבַhavhava
gift (uncertain)
A gift, offering (sense uncertain).
Where else “havhava” appears- they sacrificeיִזְבְּחוּyizbchu
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbchu” appears- fleshבָשָׂרvasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vasar” appears- and they eat itיֹּאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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- accept themרָצָratsa
accept
To gladly receive an offering or someone.
Where else “ratsa” appears- he will rememberיִזְכֹּרyizkor
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “yizkor” appears- their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avona” appears- and call to accountיִפְקֹדyifkod
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “yifkod” appears- their sinsחַטֹּאותָchatovta
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatovta” appears- will returnיָשׁוּבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Translation note
“My offerings”: a rare word, of uncertain meaning.
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
12I write for him the many things of my law; as a strange thing they are regarded.
13 · This verse (above)
14And Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire on his cities, and it will devour her citadels.