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They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

דִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.Ruthey have spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 1

דְבָרִ֔יםde.va.Rimwords

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 2

אָל֥וֹת'a.Lotthey have sworn an oath

Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0422

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to swear

Used 7 times. Also: Judges 17:2, 1 Samuel 14:24, 1 Kings 8:31, 2 Chronicles 6:22, Hosea 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0422; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 3

שָׁ֖וְאshav'falsehood

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity: false

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 5:20, Job 11:11, Job 31:5, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 24:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723G; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 4

כָּרֹ֣תka.Rotthey have made

Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 5

בְּרִ֑יתbe.Rita covenant

Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: covenant

Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 6

וּפָרַ֤חu.fa.Rachand it sprouts up

Lemma: פָּרַח (pa.rach) · Strong's: H6524A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to sprout

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Leviticus 13:57, Numbers 17:5, Numbers 17:8, Job 14:9, Psalms 72:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6524A; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 7

כָּרֹאשׁ֙ka.roShlike <the> poisonous plant

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7219

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: poison

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 29:18, Deuteronomy 32:32, Deuteronomy 32:33, Job 20:16, Psalms 69:21, Jeremiah 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7219; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 8

מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice: judgement

Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 9

עַ֖ל'alon

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 10:4 word 10

תַּלְמֵ֥יtal.Mei[the] furrows of

Lemma: תֶּ֫לֶם (te.lem) · Strong's: H8525

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: furrow

Used 5 times. Also: Job 31:38, Job 39:10, Psalms 65:10, Hosea 12:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8525; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 11

שָׂדָֽי\׃sa.Daia field

Lemma: שָׂדַי (sa.day) · Strong's: H7704M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: field

Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:13, Psalms 8:7, Psalms 50:11, Psalms 80:13, Psalms 96:12, Psalms 104:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704M; TAHOT Hosea 10:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
mere words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
with false	→	שָׁוְא H7723G vanity: false
oaths	→	אָלָה H0422 to swear
they make	→	כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant)
covenants	→	בְּרִית H1285 covenant
So judgment	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement
springs up	→	פָּרַח H6524A to sprout
like poisonous weeds	→	רֹאשׁ H7219 poison
in	→	עַל H5921A upon
the furrows	→	תֶּ֫לֶם H8525 furrow
of a field	→	שָׂדַי H7704M field

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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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