Hosea 2:6 Go deeper

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָכֵ֛ןla.Khen<to> therefore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 1

הִנְנִי\־hi.ni-here I

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 2

שָׂ֥ךְsakh[am] about to fence up

Lemma: שׂוּךְ (sukh) · Strong's: H7753

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to hedge

Used 2 times. Also: Job 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7753; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 4

דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.Kekhway your

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 5

בַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.Rimwith <the> thorns

Lemma: סִיר (sir) · Strong's: H5518B

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

Meaning: thorn

Used 5 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:6, Isaiah 34:13, Amos 4:2, Nahum 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5518B; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 6

וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.Tiand I will wall up

Lemma: גָּדַר (ga.dar) · Strong's: H1443

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to wall up/off

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:6, Job 19:8, Isaiah 58:12, Lamentations 3:7, Lamentations 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1443; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 8

גְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.Rahwall her

Lemma: גָּדֵר (ga.der) · Strong's: H1447

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: wall

Used 12 times. Also: Numbers 22:24, Ezra 9:9, Psalms 62:3, Psalms 80:12, Ecclesiastes 10:8, Isaiah 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1447; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 9

וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haand paths her

Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B

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

Meaning: path

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:6, Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Job 38:20, Psalms 119:105 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 10

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 11

תִמְצָֽא\׃tim.Tza'she will find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Hosea 2:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	כֵּן H3651C so
behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I will hedge up	→	שׂוּךְ H7753 to hedge
her	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
with thorns	→	סִיר H5518B thorn
I will enclose her with a wall	→	גָּדַר H1443 to wall up/off
so she cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
her way	→	נְתִיבָה H5410B path

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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