9 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.9",
"source": "וְרִדְּפָ֤ה אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙ וְלֹֽא־תַשִּׂ֣יג אֹתָ֔ם וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָ֑א וְאָמְרָ֗ה אֵלְכָ֤ה וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ אֶל־אִישִׁ֣י הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן כִּ֣י ט֥וֹב לִ֛י אָ֖ז מֵעָֽתָּה׃",
"text": "And *riddəpāh* *ʾet*-*məʾahăbêhā* and not-*taśśîg* *ʾōtām*, and *biqqəšātam* and not *timṣāʾ*; and *ʾāmrāh*, *ʾēlkāh* and *ʾāšûbāh* to-*ʾîšî* the-*rîʾšôn*, for *ṭôb* to-me *ʾāz* than-*ʿāttāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*riddəpāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she will pursue",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*məʾahăbêhā*": "piel participle, masculine, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her lovers",
"*taśśîg*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she will overtake",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + pronominal suffix, 3rd plural, masculine - them",
"*biqqəšātam*": "piel perfect, 3rd singular, feminine + object suffix, 3rd plural, masculine - she will seek them",
"*timṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she will find",
"*ʾāmrāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she will say",
"*ʾēlkāh*": "qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me go",
"*ʾāšûbāh*": "qal cohortative, 1st singular - let me return",
"*ʾîšî*": "noun + pronominal suffix, 1st singular - my husband",
"*rîʾšôn*": "adjective, masculine, singular - first",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good",
"*ʾāz*": "adverb - then",
"*ʿāttāh*": "adverb - now"
},
"variants": {
"*riddəpāh*": "she will pursue/chase after/follow",
"*məʾahăbêhā*": "her lovers/those who love her (reference to false gods)",
"*taśśîg*": "she will overtake/reach/catch up with",
"*biqqəšātam*": "she will seek/search for/look for them",
"*timṣāʾ*": "she will find/discover/locate",
"*ʾāmrāh*": "she will say/speak/declare",
"*ʾēlkāh*": "let me go/I will go",
"*ʾāšûbāh*": "let me return/I will return",
"*ʾîšî*": "my husband/spouse (reference to YHWH)",
"*rîʾšôn*": "first/former/previous",
"*ṭôb*": "good/better/pleasant",
"*ʾāz*": "then/at that time",
"*ʿāttāh*": "now/at present"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Hosea.2.10",
"source": "וְהִיא֙ לֹ֣א יָֽדְעָ֔ה כִּ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔הּ הַדָּגָ֖ן וְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָ֑ר וְכֶ֨סֶף הִרְבֵּ֥יתִי לָ֛הּ וְזָהָ֖ב עָשׂ֥וּ לַבָּֽעַל׃",
"text": "And *hîʾ* not *yādəʿāh* that *ʾānōkî* *nātattî* to-her the-*dāgān* and the-*tîrôš* and the-*yiṣhār*, and *kesep* *hirbêtî* to-her and *zāhāb* *ʿāśû* for-the-*baʿal*.",
"grammar": {
"*hîʾ*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd singular, feminine - she",
"*yādəʿāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she knew",
"*ʾānōkî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I gave",
"*dāgān*": "noun, masculine, singular - grain",
"*tîrôš*": "noun, masculine, singular - new wine",
"*yiṣhār*": "noun, masculine, singular - fresh oil",
"*kesep*": "noun, masculine, singular - silver",
"*hirbêtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I multiplied",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine, singular - gold",
"*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they made/did",
"*baʿal*": "noun, masculine, singular - Baal"
},
"variants": {
"*yādəʿāh*": "she knew/recognized/acknowledged",
"*nātattî*": "I gave/provided/supplied",
"*dāgān*": "grain/corn/cereal",
"*tîrôš*": "new wine/must",
"*yiṣhār*": "fresh oil/olive oil",
"*kesep*": "silver/money",
"*hirbêtî*": "I multiplied/increased/made abundant",
"*zāhāb*": "gold/golden objects",
"*ʿāśû*": "they made/fashioned/used",
"*baʿal*": "Baal/master/false god"
}
}