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The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. (KJV)
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וְרִ֥יבve.Rivand a case at law
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strife
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 1
לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 2
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 3
יְהוּדָ֑הye.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 12:2 word 4
וְלִפְקֹ֤דve.lif.Kodand to visit [judgment]
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to reckon: punish
Used 51 times. Also: Leviticus 18:25, Job 35:15, Psalms 59:5, Psalms 89:32, Isaiah 10:12, Isaiah 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485H; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 5
עַֽל\־'al-on
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 12:2 word 6
יַעֲקֹב֙ya.'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 12:2 word 7
כִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.Khavaccording to ways his
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 8
כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.Lavaccording to deeds his
Lemma: מַעֲלָל (ma.a.lal) · Strong's: H4611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: deed
Used 39 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:20, Judges 2:19, 1 Samuel 25:3, Nehemiah 9:35, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 77:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4611; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 9
יָשִׁ֥יבya.Shivhe will repay
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to return: pay
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 50:15, Exodus 21:34, Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:51, Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725K; TAHOT Hosea 12:2 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has a charge to bring | → | רִיב H7379 strife |
| against | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| He will punish | → | פָּקַד H6485H to reckon: punish |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| according to his ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| and repay | → | שׁוּב H7725K to return: pay |
| him | → | |
| according to his deeds | → | מַעֲלָל H4611 deed |
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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