Hosea 2
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רִ֤יבוּconduct a caseבְאִמְּכֶם֙with mother yourרִ֔יבוּconduct a caseכִּֽי־forהִיא֙sheלֹ֣אnotאִשְׁתִּ֔יis wife myוְאָנֹכִ֖יand Iלֹ֣אnotאִישָׁ֑הּam husband herוְתָסֵ֤רand let her removeזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙prostitutions herמִפָּנֶ֔יהfrom face herוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָand adulteries herמִבֵּ֥יןfrom betweenשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃breasts her
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פֶּן־lestאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּהI should strip herעֲרֻמָּ֔הnakedוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָand I will exhibit herכְּי֖וֹםlike the dayהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּwas born sheוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָand I will make herכַמִּדְבָּ֗רlike the wildernessוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙and I will make herכְּאֶ֣רֶץlike a landצִיָּ֔הdryוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָand I should make die herבַּצָּמָֽא׃with the thirst
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כִּ֤יforזָֽנְתָה֙she has prostituted herselfאִמָּ֔םmother theirהֹבִ֖ישָׁהshe has acted shamefullyהֽוֹרָתָ֑םthe one who conceived themכִּ֣יforאָמְרָ֗הshe saidאֵלְכָ֞הI will goאַחֲרֵ֤יafterמְאַהֲבַי֙lovers myנֹתְנֵ֤יwho giveלַחְמִי֙of food myוּמֵימַ֔יand water myצַמְרִ֣יwool myוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יand flax myשַׁמְנִ֖יoil myוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃and drinks my
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וְרִדְּפָ֤הand she will pursueאֶת־obj.מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙lovers herוְלֹֽא־and notתַשִּׂ֣יגshe will overtakeאֹתָ֔םobj. themוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםand she will seek themוְלֹ֣אand notתִמְצָ֑אshe will find themוְאָמְרָ֗הand she will sayאֵלְכָ֤הI will goוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙and I will returnאֶל־toאִישִׁ֣יhusband myהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןthe formerכִּ֣יforט֥וֹבit was goodלִ֛יfor meאָ֖זthenמֵעָֽתָּה׃more than now
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לָכֵ֣ןto thereforeאָשׁ֔וּבI will returnוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יand I will takeדְגָנִי֙grain myבְּעִתּ֔וֹat appropriate time itsוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יand new wine myבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹat appointed time itsוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙and I will take awayצַמְרִ֣יwool myוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יand flax myלְכַסּ֖וֹתto coverאֶת־obj.עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃nakedness her
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וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יand I will devastateגַּפְנָהּ֙vines herוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּand fig trees herאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָמְרָ֗הshe saidאֶתְנָ֥הare wagesהֵ֙מָּה֙theyלִ֔יof meאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָֽתְנוּ־they gaveלִ֖יto meמְאַֽהֲבָ֑יlovers myוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםand I will make themלְיַ֔עַרinto a thicketוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםand it will consume themחַיַּ֥תthe animals ofהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃the field
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וּפָקַדְתִּ֣יand I will visitעָלֶ֗יהָon herאֶת־obj.יְמֵ֤יthe days ofהַבְּעָלִים֙the Baalsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhenתַּקְטִ֣ירshe made smokeלָהֶ֔םto themוַתַּ֤עַדand she ornamented herselfנִזְמָהּ֙rings herוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּand jewelry herוַתֵּ֖לֶךְand she wentאַחֲרֵ֣יafterמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָlovers herוְאֹתִ֥יand obj. meשָׁכְחָ֖הshe forgotנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
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וְנָתַ֨תִּיand I will giveלָ֤הּto herאֶת־obj.כְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙vineyards herמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוְאֶת־and obj.עֵ֥מֶקthe valley ofעָכ֖וֹרAchorלְפֶ֣תַחto a door ofתִּקְוָ֑הhopeוְעָ֤נְתָהand she will answerשָּׁ֙מָּה֙there towardsכִּימֵ֣יlike the days ofנְעוּרֶ֔יהָyouths herוִּכְי֖וֹםand like the dayעֲלֹתָ֥הּwent up sheמֵאֶֽרֶץ־from the land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סEgypt
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וְכָרַתִּ֨יand I will makeלָהֶ֤םto themבְּרִית֙a covenantבַּיּ֣וֹםin the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatעִם־withחַיַּ֤תthe animals ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldוְעִם־and withע֣וֹףthe birds ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְרֶ֖מֶשׂand the creeping things ofהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הthe groundוְקֶ֨שֶׁתand bowוְחֶ֤רֶבand swordוּמִלְחָמָה֙and battleאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹרI will breakמִן־fromהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםand I will make lie down themלָבֶֽטַח׃to security
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