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And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods. (KJV)
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וְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimand Ephraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 1
עֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.Lah[was] a heifer
Lemma: עֶגְלָה (eg.lah) · Strong's: H5697A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: heifer
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 21:4, Deuteronomy 21:6, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5697A; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 2
מְלֻמָּדָה֙me.lu.ma.Dahtrained
Lemma: לָמַד (la.mad) · Strong's: H3925G
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsfsa)
Meaning: to learn: teach
Used 62 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:1, Deuteronomy 4:5, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 4:14, Deuteronomy 5:31, Deuteronomy 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3925G; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 3
אֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.ti[which] loved
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HVqrfsc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 4
לָד֔וּשׁla.Dushto thresh
Lemma: דּוּשׁ (dush) · Strong's: H1758
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to tread
Used 16 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:4, Judges 8:7, 2 Kings 13:7, 1 Chronicles 21:20, Job 39:15, Isaiah 25:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1758; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 5
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 6
עָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI passed
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 7
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 8
ט֖וּבtuv[the] goodness of
Lemma: טוּב (tuv) · Strong's: H2898
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: goodness
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 24:10, Genesis 45:18, Genesis 45:20, Genesis 45:23, Exodus 33:19, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2898; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 9
צַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.Rahneck its
Lemma: צַוָּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6677A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:16, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 41:42, Genesis 45:14, Genesis 46:29, Deuteronomy 28:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6677A; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 10
אַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivI will cause to draw
Lemma: רָכַב (ra.khav) · Strong's: H7392
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to ride
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 24:61, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 4:20, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7392; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 11
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 12
יַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshit will plow
Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to plow/plot
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 13
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 14
יְשַׂדֶּד\־ye.sa.ded-it will harrow
Lemma: שָׂדַד (sa.dad) · Strong's: H7702
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to harrow
Used 3 times. Also: Job 39:10, Isaiah 28:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7702; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 15
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Hosea 10:11 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| is a well-trained | → | לָמַד H3925G to learn: teach |
| heifer | → | עֶגְלָה H5697A heifer |
| that loves | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| to thresh | → | דּוּשׁ H1758 to tread |
| but I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| will place a yoke | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| her fair | → | טוּב H2898 goodness |
| neck | → | צַוָּאר H6677A neck |
| I will harness | → | רָכַב H7392 to ride |
| Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| will plow | → | חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot |
| [and] Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| will break the hard ground | → | שָׂדַד H7702 to harrow |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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