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I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. (KJV)

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בְּחַבְלֵ֨יbe.chav.Leiwith cords of

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: cord

Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 1

אָדָ֤ם'a.Damhumankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 2

אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙'em.she.KhemI drew them

Lemma: מָשַׁךְ (ma.shakh) · Strong's: H4900

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to draw

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 19:13, Deuteronomy 21:3, Joshua 6:5, Judges 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4900; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 3

בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹתba.'a.vo.Totwith ropes of

Lemma: עֲבֹת (a.vot) · Strong's: H5688

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: cord

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5688; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 4

אַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.Vahlove

Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160

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

Meaning: love

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 5

וָאֶהְיֶ֥הva.'eh.Yehand I was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 6

כִּמְרִ֥ימֵיkim.Ri.meilike [those who] lift

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 7

עֹ֖ל'ol<of> a yoke

Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923

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

Meaning: yoke

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Samuel 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 8

עַ֣ל'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 11:4 word 9

לְחֵיהֶ֑םle.chei.Hemjaws their

Lemma: לְחִי (le.chi) · Strong's: H3895H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)

Meaning: jaw

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:3, Judges 15:15, Judges 15:16, Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 22:24, 2 Chronicles 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3895H; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 10

וְאַ֥טve.'Atand I incline

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhj1cs)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 11

אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 12

אוֹכִֽיל\׃'o.KhilI feed [him]

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Hosea 11:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

I led them	→	מָשַׁךְ H4900 to draw
with cords	→	חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord
of kindness	→	אָדָם H0120G man
with ropes	→	עֲבֹת H5688 cord
of love	→	אַהֲבָה H0160 love
I lifted	→	רוּם H7311A to exalt
the yoke	→	עֹל H5923 yoke
from	→	עַל H5921A upon
their necks	→	לְחִי H3895H jaw
and bent down	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
to feed them	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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