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<span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8462.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8462 -- Occurrence 21 of 22">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תְּחִלַּ֥ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/techillat_8462.htm" title="te·chil·Lat: first -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">tə-ḥil-laṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[when] began</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing <BR> 1a) (Qal) to speak <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to speak <BR> 1c2) to promise <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be spoken <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to speak <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight">1696</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1696 -- Occurrence 1106 of 1144">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דִּבֶּר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dibber_1696.htm" title="dib·ber-: spoke -- Occurrence 235 of 241.">dib-ber-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to speak</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Piel-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 5785 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- Occurrence 5783 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1954.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1954: Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = 'salvation'<BR> 1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun <BR> 2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel <BR> 3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II <BR> 4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David <BR> 5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah">1954</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1954.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1954 -- Occurrence 15 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/behoshea_1954.htm" title="be·ho·She·a';: Hosea -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">bə-hō-wō-šê-a‘;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">by Hosea</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-b | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="Peh">p̄</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Punctuation">Punc</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 5011 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֹּ֨אמֶר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyomer_559.htm" title="vai·Yo·mer: said -- Occurrence 1894 of 1948.">way-yō-mer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 5786 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֜ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- Occurrence 5784 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 5294 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 3411 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1954.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1954: Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = 'salvation'<BR> 1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun <BR> 2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel <BR> 3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II <BR> 4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David <BR> 5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah">1954</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1954.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1954 -- Occurrence 16 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hoshea_1954.htm" title="ho·She·a',: Hosea -- Occurrence 8 of 8.">hō-wō-šê-a‘,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Hosea</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away <BR> 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to walk <BR> 1b2) to walk (fig.) <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to traverse <BR> 1c2) to walk about <BR> 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1980 -- Occurrence 1472 of 1549">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֵ֣ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lech_1980.htm" title="lech: Go -- Occurrence 86 of 91.">lêḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">go</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to take, take in the hand <BR> 1a2) to take and carry along <BR> 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away <BR> 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept <BR> 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon <BR> 1a6) to fetch <BR> 1a7) to take, lead, conduct <BR> 1a8) to take, capture, seize <BR> 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be captured <BR> 1b2) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1b3) to be taken, brought unto <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be taken from or out of <BR> 1c2) to be stolen from <BR> 1c3) to be taken captive <BR> 1c4) to be taken away, be removed <BR> 1d) (Hophal) <BR> 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto <BR> 1d2) to be taken out of <BR> 1d3) to be taken away <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) <BR> 1e1) to take hold of oneself <BR> 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3947 -- Occurrence 936 of 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קַח־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kach_3947.htm" title="kach-: take -- Occurrence 63 of 65.">qaḥ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">take</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְךָ֞<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="le·Cha">lə-ḵā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">yourself</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: second person masculine singular">Prep | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 761 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֤שֶׁת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eshet_802.htm" title="'E·shet: A wife -- Occurrence 96 of 97.">’ê-šeṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a wife</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2183.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2183: 1) adultery, fornication, prostitution">2183</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2183.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2183 -- Occurrence 5 of 11">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זְנוּנִים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zenunim_2183.htm" title="ze·nu·Nim: of harlotry -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">zə-nū-nîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of harlotry</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3206: 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth <BR> 1a) child, son, boy <BR> 1b) child, children <BR> 1c) descendants <BR> 1d) youth <BR> 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)">3206</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3206 -- Occurrence 87 of 89">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְיַלְדֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veyaldei_3206.htm" title="ve·yal·Dei: and children -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-yal-ḏê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and children</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine plural construct">Conj-w | N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2183.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2183: 1) adultery, fornication, prostitution">2183</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2183.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2183 -- Occurrence 6 of 11">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זְנוּנִ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zenunim_2183.htm" title="ze·nu·Nim,: of harlotry -- Occurrence 2 of 5.">zə-nū-nîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of harlotry</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 4193 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּֽי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki-: for -- Occurrence 4053 of 4334.">kî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2181: 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication <BR> 1a2) to commit adultery <BR> 1a3) to be a cult prostitute <BR> 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to cause to commit adultery <BR> 1c2) to force into prostitution <BR> 1c3) to commit fornication">2181</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2181 -- Occurrence 74 of 93">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">זָנֹ֤ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/zanoh_2181.htm" title="za·Noh: commits -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">zā-nōh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">great</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute">V-Qal-InfAbs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2181: 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication <BR> 1a2) to commit adultery <BR> 1a3) to be a cult prostitute <BR> 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to cause to commit adultery <BR> 1c2) to force into prostitution <BR> 1c3) to commit fornication">2181</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2181 -- Occurrence 75 of 93">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תִזְנֶה֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tizneh_2181.htm" title="tiz·Neh: flagrant -- Occurrence 2 of 3.">ṯiz-neh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">has committed harlotry</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 2362 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָאָ֔רֶץ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haaretz_776.htm" title="ha·'A·retz,: the land -- Occurrence 879 of 934.">hā-’ā-reṣ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the land</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time)<BR> 1a) as an adverb <BR> 1a1) behind (of place) <BR> 1a2) afterwards (of time) <BR> 1b) as a preposition <BR> 1b1) behind, after (of place) <BR> 1b2) after (of time) <BR> 1b3) besides <BR> 1c) as a conjunction <BR> 1c) after that <BR> 1d) as a substantive <BR> 1d1) hinder part <BR> 1e) with other prepositions <BR> 1e1) from behind <BR> 1e2) from following after">310</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 310 -- Occurrence 696 of 715">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meacharei_310.htm" title="me·'a·cha·Rei: from -- Occurrence 24 of 26.">mê-’a-ḥă-rê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[By departing] from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m">Prep-m</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 5787 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: the LORD -- Occurrence 5785 of 6218.">Yah-weh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" 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8462: a beginning">תְּחִלַּ֥ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1696.htm" title="dib·ber-: spoke -- 1696: to speak">דִּבֶּר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1954.htm" title="be·ho·v·she·a';: Hosea -- 1954: salvation,' the name of several Israelites">בְּהֹושֵׁ֑עַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="f">פ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vai·yo·mer: said -- 559: to utter, say">וַיֹּ֨אמֶר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֜ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: to -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1954.htm" title="ho·v·she·a': Hosea -- 1954: salvation,' the name of several Israelites">הֹושֵׁ֗עַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1980.htm" title="lech: Go -- 1980: to go, come, walk">לֵ֣ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="kach-: take -- 3947: to take">קַח־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="le·cha">לְךָ֞</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="e·shet: A wife -- 802: woman, wife, female">אֵ֤שֶׁת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2183.htm" title="ze·nu·nim: of harlotry -- 2183: fornication">זְנוּנִים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3206.htm" title="ve·yal·dei: and children -- 3206: child, son, boy, youth">וְיַלְדֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2183.htm" title="ze·nu·nim,: of harlotry -- 2183: fornication">זְנוּנִ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki-: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּֽי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2181.htm" title="za·noh: commits -- 2181: to commit fornication, be a harlot">זָנֹ֤ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2181.htm" title="tiz·neh: flagrant -- 2181: to commit fornication, be a harlot">תִזְנֶה֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="ha·'a·retz,: the land -- 776: earth, land">הָאָ֔רֶץ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="me·'a·cha·rei: from -- 310: the hind or following part">מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/hosea/1.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8462.htm" title="tchillah (tekh-il-law') -- begin(-ning), first (time)">The beginning</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1696.htm" title="dabar (daw-bar') -- answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce">of the word</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1954.htm" title="Howshea' (ho-shay'-ah) -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea">by Hosea</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">And the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1954.htm" title="Howshea' (ho-shay'-ah) -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea">to Hosea</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3212.htm" title="yalak (yaw-lak') -- X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing)">Go</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3947.htm" title="laqach (law-kakh') -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing)">take</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">unto thee a wife</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2183.htm" title="zanuwn (zaw-noon') -- whoredom">of whoredoms</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3206.htm" title="yeled (yeh'-led) -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one)">and children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2183.htm" title="zanuwn (zaw-noon') -- whoredom">of whoredoms</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">for the land</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2181.htm" title="zanah (zaw-naw') -- (cause to) commit fornication, X continually, X great, (be an, play the) harlot">hath committed great</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2181.htm" title="zanah (zaw-naw') -- (cause to) commit fornication, X continually, X great, (be an, play the) harlot">whoredom</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/310.htm" title="'achar (akh-ar') -- after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing)">departing from</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">the LORD</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/1.htm">הושע 1:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר־יְהוָ֖ה בְּהֹושֵׁ֑עַ פ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־הֹושֵׁ֗עַ לֵ֣ךְ קַח־לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים כִּֽי־זָנֹ֤ה תִזְנֶה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/1.htm">הושע 1:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">תחלת דבר־יהוה בהושע פ ויאמר יהוה אל־הושע לך קח־לך אשת זנונים וילדי זנונים כי־זנה תזנה הארץ מאחרי יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/1.htm">הושע 1:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">תחלת דבר־יהוה בהושע פ ויאמר יהוה אל־הושע לך קח־לך אשת זנונים וילדי זנונים כי־זנה תזנה הארץ מאחרי יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/hosea/1.htm">הושע 1:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">תחלת דבר יהוה בהושע ויאמר יהוה אל הושע לך קח לך אשת זנונים וילדי זנונים כי זנה תזנה הארץ מאחרי יהוה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/hosea/1-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/1.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, <i>departing</i> from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him: Go and marry a promiscuous wife and have children of promiscuity, for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity by abandoning the LORD. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">beginning.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/1-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 1:1</span> The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;</a></p><p class="hdg">Go.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hosea 3:1</span> Then said the LORD to me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, …</a></p><p class="hdg">See on.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 20:2,3</span> At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 13:1-11</span> Thus said the LORD to me, Go and get you a linen girdle, and put …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 4:1-5:17</span> You also, son of man, take you a tile, and lay it before you, and …</a></p><p class="hdg">a wife. That is, says Apb. Newcome, a wife from among the Israelites, who were a people remarkable for spiritual fornication or idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></p><p class="hdg">children.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hosea/2-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hosea 2:4</span> And I will not have mercy on her children; for they be the children …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Peter 2:14</span> Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling …</a></p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 34:15,16</span> Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 31:16</span> And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Chronicles 21:13</span> But have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/73-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 73:27</span> For, see, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/106-39.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 106:39</span> Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 2:13</span> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 3:1-4,9</span> They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 6:9</span> And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations where …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 16:1-63</span> Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 23:1-49</span> The word of the LORD came again to me, saying…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 17:1,2,5</span> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a> • <a href="/niv/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hosea/1-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 1:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hosea/1-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 1:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>