1 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.1",
"source": "וְֽ֠הָיָה מִסְפַּ֤ר בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כְּח֣וֹל הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יִמַּ֖ד וְלֹ֣א יִסָּפֵ֑ר וְֽ֠הָיָה בִּמְק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא־עַמִּ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם יֵאָמֵ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י אֵֽל־חָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyāh* *mispar* *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* like *ḥôl* the *yām*, which not-*yimmad* and not *yissāpēr*; and *wəhāyāh* in *māqôm* which-*yēʾāmēr* to-them not-*ʿammî* you, *yēʾāmēr* to-them *bənê* *ʾēl*-*ḥāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - and it will be/become",
"*mispar*": "construct noun, masculine, singular - number of",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ḥôl*": "noun, masculine, singular - sand",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea",
"*yimmad*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - will be measured",
"*yissāpēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - will be counted/numbered",
"*māqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - place",
"*yēʾāmēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd singular, masculine - it will be said",
"*ʿammî*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 1st singular - my people",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine, singular - God/deity",
"*ḥāy*": "adjective, masculine, singular - living"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "and it will be/become/happen",
"*mispar*": "number/count/accounting",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*ḥôl*": "sand/grains",
"*yām*": "sea/ocean/large body of water",
"*yimmad*": "will be measured/quantified",
"*yissāpēr*": "will be counted/numbered/accounted",
"*māqôm*": "place/location/spot",
"*yēʾāmēr*": "it will be said/spoken",
"*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation",
"*ʾēl*": "God/deity/divine being",
"*ḥāy*": "living/alive/life-giving"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.2",
"source": "וְ֠נִקְבְּצוּ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה וּבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו וְשָׂמ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם רֹ֥אשׁ אֶחָ֖ד וְעָל֣וּ מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י גָד֖וֹל י֥וֹם יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃",
"text": "And *wəniqbəṣû* *bənê*-*yəhûdāh* and *bənê*-*yiśrāʾēl* *yaḥdāw*, and *wəśāmû* for-them *rōʾš* *ʾeḥād*, and *wəʿālû* from-the-*ʾāreṣ*, for *gādôl* *yôm* *yizrəʿeʾl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəniqbəṣû*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will be gathered",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together",
"*wəśāmû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will set/put",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular - head/leader",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine, singular - one",
"*wəʿālû*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they will go up",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - land/earth",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine, singular - great",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - day",
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "proper noun - Jezreel"
},
"variants": {
"*wəniqbəṣû*": "and they will be gathered/assembled/joined together",
"*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/united/as one",
"*wəśāmû*": "and they will set/appoint/establish",
"*rōʾš*": "head/leader/chief",
"*ʾeḥād*": "one/single/united",
"*wəʿālû*": "and they will go up/ascend/come up",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/country",
"*gādôl*": "great/large/important",
"*yôm*": "day/time/moment",
"*yizrəʿeʾl*": "Jezreel (meaning 'God sows/plants')"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.3",
"source": "אִמְר֥וּ לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם עַמִּ֑י וְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם רֻחָֽמָה׃",
"text": "*ʾimrû* to-*ʾaḥêkem* *ʿammî* and to-*ʾaḥôtêkem* *ruḥāmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾimrû*": "qal imperative, masculine, plural - say",
"*ʾaḥêkem*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 2nd plural, masculine - your brothers",
"*ʿammî*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 1st singular - my people",
"*ʾaḥôtêkem*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 2nd plural, masculine - your sisters",
"*ruḥāmāh*": "pual passive participle, feminine, singular - having obtained mercy"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾimrû*": "say/speak/call",
"*ʾaḥêkem*": "your brothers/kinsmen/fellow countrymen",
"*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation",
"*ʾaḥôtêkem*": "your sisters/female relatives",
"*ruḥāmāh*": "having obtained mercy/compassion/pity (literally 'she who has been shown compassion')"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.4",
"source": "רִ֤יבוּ בְאִמְּכֶם֙ רִ֔יבוּ כִּֽי־הִיא֙ לֹ֣א אִשְׁתִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֣א אִישָׁ֑הּ וְתָסֵ֤ר זְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ מִפָּנֶ֔יה וְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָ מִבֵּ֥ין שָׁדֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*rîbû* against-*ʾimmekem* *rîbû* for-*hîʾ* not *ʾištî* and *ʾānōkî* not *ʾîšāh*; and let-*tāsēr* *zənûnêhā* from-*pānêhā* and *naʾăpûpêhā* from-between *šādêhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*rîbû*": "qal imperative, masculine, plural - contend/plead",
"*ʾimmekem*": "noun + preposition + pronominal suffix, 2nd plural, masculine - your mother",
"*rîbû*": "qal imperative, masculine, plural - contend/plead",
"*hîʾ*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd singular, feminine - she",
"*ʾištî*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 1st singular - my wife",
"*ʾānōkî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*ʾîšāh*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her husband",
"*tāsēr*": "hiphil jussive, 3rd singular, feminine - let her remove",
"*zənûnêhā*": "noun, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her harlotries",
"*pānêhā*": "noun, plural, construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her face",
"*naʾăpûpêhā*": "noun, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her adulteries",
"*šādêhā*": "noun, dual + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her breasts"
},
"variants": {
"*rîbû*": "contend/plead/bring charges against",
"*ʾimmekem*": "your mother (collective reference to the nation)",
"*ʾištî*": "my wife/spouse",
"*ʾîšāh*": "her husband/spouse",
"*tāsēr*": "let her remove/put away/turn aside",
"*zənûnêhā*": "her harlotries/prostitutions/sexual immoralities",
"*pānêhā*": "her face/presence/appearance",
"*naʾăpûpêhā*": "her adulteries/acts of unfaithfulness",
"*šādêhā*": "her breasts (symbolic of intimacy)"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.5",
"source": "פֶּן־אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה עֲרֻמָּ֔ה וְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָ כְּי֖וֹם הִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּ וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָ כַמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה וַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָ בַּצָּמָֽא׃",
"text": "Lest-*ʾapšîṭennāh* *ʿărummāh* and *hiṣṣagtîhā* like-*yôm* *hiwwāldāh*, and *śamtîhā* like-the-*midbār* and *šattihā* like-*ʾereṣ* *ṣiyyāh*, and *hamittîhā* with-the-*ṣāmāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾapšîṭennāh*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular + object suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - I will strip her",
"*ʿărummāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - naked",
"*hiṣṣagtîhā*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular + object suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - I will set/place her",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - day",
"*hiwwāldāh*": "niphal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her being born",
"*śamtîhā*": "qal perfect, 1st singular + object suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - I will make her",
"*midbār*": "noun, masculine, singular - wilderness",
"*šattihā*": "qal perfect, 1st singular + object suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - I will set her",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular - land",
"*ṣiyyāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - drought/dryness",
"*hamittîhā*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular + object suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - I will kill her",
"*ṣāmāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - thirst"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾapšîṭennāh*": "I will strip/undress/remove clothing from her",
"*ʿărummāh*": "naked/bare/exposed",
"*hiṣṣagtîhā*": "I will set/place/establish her",
"*yôm*": "day/time",
"*hiwwāldāh*": "her being born/her birth",
"*śamtîhā*": "I will make/place/establish her",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*šattihā*": "I will set/place/establish her",
"*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/ground",
"*ṣiyyāh*": "drought/dryness/parched land",
"*hamittîhā*": "I will kill/put to death/cause to die",
"*ṣāmāʾ*": "thirst/dryness"
}
}