Hosea 8:13

“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.”

Hosea 8:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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fleshבָשָׂרvasar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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and they eat itיֹּאכֵלוּyochelu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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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.

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accept themרָצָratsa

accept

To gladly receive an offering or someone.

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he will rememberיִזְכֹּרyizkor

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

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their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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and call to accountיִפְקֹדyifkod

punish

To call to account, punish.

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their sinsחַטֹּאותָchatovta

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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will returnיָשׁוּבוּyashuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Translation note

“My offerings”: a rare word, of uncertain meaning.

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 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.

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