12 {
"verseID": "Hosea.8.12",
"source": "אֶ֨כְתָּב־ל֔וֹ רֻבֵּ֖י תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃",
"text": "*ʾeḵtāḇ*-to him *rubbê* *tôrāṯî*; like-*zār* *neḥšāḇû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I write",
"*rubbê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - multitude of",
"*tôrāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my law/instruction",
"*zār*": "adjective, masculine, singular absolute - strange/foreign",
"*neḥšāḇû*": "verb, nifal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are regarded"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "I write/inscribe/wrote [variant reading: if I wrote]",
"*rubbê*": "multitude of/many/ten thousand",
"*tôrāṯî*": "my law/my instruction/my teaching",
"*zār*": "strange/foreign/alien thing",
"*neḥšāḇû*": "they are regarded/considered/reckoned"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Hosea.8.13",
"source": "זִבְחֵ֣י הַבְהָבַ֗י יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙ וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר עֲוֺנָם֙ וְיִפְקֹ֣ד חַטֹּאותָ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִצְרַ֥יִם יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃",
"text": "*ziḇḥê* *haḇhāḇay* they *yizbəḥû* *ḇāśār* *wayyōʾḵēlû*, *YHWH* not *rāṣām*; now *yizkōr* their *ʿăwōnām* and *yip̄qōḏ* their *ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*; they to *miṣrayim* *yāšûḇû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ziḇḥê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - sacrifices of",
"*haḇhāḇay*": "noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - my gifts",
"*yizbəḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they sacrifice",
"*ḇāśār*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - flesh/meat",
"*wayyōʾḵēlû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they eat",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*rāṣām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he accepted/was pleased with them",
"*yizkōr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will remember",
"*ʿăwōnām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their iniquity",
"*yip̄qōḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will visit/punish",
"*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*": "noun, feminine, plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sins",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*yāšûḇû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will return"
},
"variants": {
"*ziḇḥê*": "sacrifices of/offerings of",
"*haḇhāḇay*": "my gifts/my offerings [uncertain meaning, possibly 'my choice sacrifices']",
"*yizbəḥû*": "they sacrifice/slaughter/offer",
"*ḇāśār*": "flesh/meat",
"*wayyōʾḵēlû*": "and they eat/consume",
"*rāṣām*": "accepted them/was pleased with them/favored them",
"*yizkōr*": "he will remember/recall/take note of",
"*ʿăwōnām*": "their iniquity/guilt/punishment",
"*yip̄qōḏ*": "he will visit/punish/attend to",
"*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*": "their sins/offenses/failures",
"*yāšûḇû*": "they will return/go back/revert"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Hosea.8.14",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*wayyiškaḥ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿōśēhû* *wayyiḇen* *hêḵālôṯ*; and *wîhûḏāh* *hirbāh* *ʿārîm* *bəṣurôṯ*; and *wəšillaḥtî*-*ʾēš* in his *bəʿārāyw* and it *wəʾāḵəlāh* their *ʾarmənōṯêhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiškaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he forgot",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿōśēhû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his maker",
"*wayyiḇen*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he built",
"*hêḵālôṯ*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - palaces/temples",
"*wîhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*hirbāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he multiplied",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine, plural absolute - cities",
"*bəṣurôṯ*": "adjective, feminine, plural absolute - fortified",
"*wəšillaḥtî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will send",
"*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - fire",
"*bəʿārāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his cities",
"*wəʾāḵəlāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it will devour",
"*ʾarmənōṯêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her citadels"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiškaḥ*": "and he forgot/neglected/ignored",
"*ʿōśēhû*": "his maker/his creator",
"*wayyiḇen*": "and he built/constructed",
"*hêḵālôṯ*": "palaces/temples/grand buildings",
"*hirbāh*": "multiplied/increased/made many",
"*ʿārîm*": "cities/towns",
"*bəṣurôṯ*": "fortified/defended/walled",
"*wəšillaḥtî*": "and I will send/dispatch",
"*ʾēš*": "fire/flame",
"*wəʾāḵəlāh*": "and it will devour/consume/destroy",
"*ʾarmənōṯêhā*": "her citadels/palaces/fortresses"
}
}