Hosea 12:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.”

Hosea 12:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Hosea 12:710 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אַתָּ֖הwəʾatāh

theeconjH859

thou · ye · you

בֵּ/אלֹהֶ֣י/ךָbēʾlōheykā

GodpronH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

תָשׁ֑וּבtāšwb

((breakverbH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

חֶ֤סֶדḥesed

favournounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

וּ/מִשְׁפָּט֙wmišəpāṭ

ceremonyconjH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

שְׁמֹ֔רšəmōr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

וְ/קַוֵּ֥הwəqawēh

gatherconjH6960

look · patiently · tarry · wait (for ···

אֶלʾel

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָʾĕlōheykā

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

תָּמִֽידtāmiyd

alwaynounH8548

continual (employment · -ly) · daily · ever ···

ℹWords 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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