Hosea 8:1
{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.1", "source": "אֶל־חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יַ֚עַן עָבְר֣וּ בְרִיתִ֔י וְעַל־תּוֹרָתִ֖י פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃", "text": "To *ḥikkəḵā* *šôp̄ār*, like the *nešer* against *bêṯ* *YHWH*; *yaʿan* they *ʿāḇərû* my *bərîṯî*, and against my *tôrāṯî* they have *pāšāʿû*.", "grammar": { "*ḥikkəḵā*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palate/mouth", "*šôp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - trumpet/ram's horn", "*nešer*": "noun, masculine, singular - eagle/vulture", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine, construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*ʿāḇərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they transgressed/passed over", "*bərîṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*tôrāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my law/instruction", "*pāšāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they rebelled/transgressed" }, "variants": { "*ḥikkəḵā*": "your palate/roof of mouth/mouth", "*šôp̄ār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/alarm", "*nešer*": "eagle/vulture (uncertain which bird of prey)", "*yaʿan*": "because/on account of", "*ʿāḇərû*": "they transgressed/passed over/violated", "*pāšāʿû*": "they rebelled/transgressed/broke faith" } }