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Hosea 11:1 — King James Version← Study notes

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.


Hosea 11:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Hosea 11:17 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֛יkiy
ifconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נַ֥עַרnaʿar
was a youthnounH5288
boy · child · damsel · lad ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
וָ/אֹהֲבֵ֑/הוּwāʾōhăbēhw
and I loved himconjH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
וּ/מִ/מִּצְרַ֖יִםwmimiṣərayim
and from EgyptconjH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
קָרָ֥אתִיqārāʾtiy
I summonedverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
לִ/בְנִֽ/יlibəniy
son mypronH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Love Recalled from Egypt
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. God is remembering the early relationship with Israel as a parent remembers a beloved child. There's tenderness in the memory. G...
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