Hosea 2:19 Go deeper
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And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. (KJV)
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וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.Tikhand I will betroth you
Lemma: אָרַשׂ (a.ra.s) · Strong's: H0781
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to betroth
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 20:7, Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 22:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0781; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 1
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 2
וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.Tikhand I will betroth you
Lemma: אָרַשׂ (a.ra.s) · Strong's: H0781
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to betroth
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 22:16, Deuteronomy 20:7, Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 22:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0781; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 3
בְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekin righteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 4
וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.Patand in justice
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 5
וּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedand in covenant loyalty
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 6
וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים\׃U.ve.ra.cha.Mimand in compassion<s>
Lemma: רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) · Strong's: H7356B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: compassion
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:30, Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Kings 3:26, 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Chronicles 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7356B; TAHOT Hosea 2:19 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So I will betroth you | → | אָרַשׂ H0781 to betroth |
| to Me | → | |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| I will betroth you | → | אָרַשׂ H0781 to betroth |
| in righteousness | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| and justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| in loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
| and compassion | → | רַחֲמִים H7356B compassion |
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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