Hosea 9:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.”

Hosea 9:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Hosea 9:310 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יֵשְׁב֖וּyēšəbw

abideverbH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץbəʾereṣ

earthpronH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וְ/שָׁ֤בwəšāb

((breakconjH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ʾepərayim

EphraimnounH669

Ephraimites

מִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣərayim

EgyptnounH4714

Egyptians · Mizraim

וּ/בְ/אַשּׁ֖וּרwbəʾašwr

AsshurconjH804

Assur · Assyria · Assyrians. See

טָמֵ֥אṭāmēʾ

defiledadjH2931

infamous · polluted · unclean

יֹאכֵֽלוּyōʾkēlw

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

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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