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By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. (KJV)

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אָלֹ֣ה'a.Lohcursing

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 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0422; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 1

וְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.Cheshand deceiving

Lemma: כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3584

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to deceive

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3584; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 2

וְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achand murdering

Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523

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

Meaning: to murder

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 3

וְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.Noand stealing

Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589

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

Meaning: to steal

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 4

וְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'Ofand committing adultery

Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003

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

Meaning: to commit adultery

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 5

פָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzupeople have broken out

Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to break through

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 6

וְדָמִ֥יםve.da.Mimand blood<s>

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 7

בְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.Mim<in> blood<s>

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 8

נָגָֽעוּ\׃na.Ga.'uthey have touched

Lemma: נָגַע (na.ga) · Strong's: H5060

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to touch

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 26:11, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5060; TAHOT Hosea 4:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Cursing	→	אָלָה H0422 to swear
and lying	→	כָּחַשׁ H3584 to deceive
murder	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
and stealing	→	גָּנַב H1589 to steal
and adultery	→	נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery
are rampant	→	פָּרַץ H6555 to break through
one act of bloodshed	→	דָּם H1818 blood
. . .	→	דָּם H1818 blood
follows another	→	נָגַע H5060 to touch

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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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