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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. (KJV)
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נִדְמ֥וּnid.Muthey have been destroyed
Lemma: דָּמָה (da.mah) · Strong's: H1820
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to cease
Used 15 times. Also: Psalms 49:12, Psalms 49:20, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 15:1, Jeremiah 14:17, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1820; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 1
עַמִּ֖י'a.Mipeople my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 2
מִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.Libecause not
Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: without
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 3
הַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'at<the> knowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 4
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 5
אַתָּ֞ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 6
הַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'at<the> knowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 7
מָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.tayou have rejected
Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to reject
Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 8
וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.Khaand I will reject you
Lemma: מָאַס (ma.as) · Strong's: H3988A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)
Meaning: to reject
Used 74 times. Also: Leviticus 26:15, Leviticus 26:43, Leviticus 26:44, Numbers 11:20, Numbers 14:31, Judges 9:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3988A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 9
מִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.Henfrom serving as a priest
Lemma: כָּהַן (ka.han) · Strong's: H3547
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to minister
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:1, Exodus 29:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3547; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 10
וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.Kachand you have forgotten
Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: to forget
Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 11
תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law of
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 12
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 13
אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachI will forget
Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to forget
Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 14
בָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khachildren your
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 15
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 16
אָֽנִי\׃'A.niI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Hosea 4:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| My people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| are destroyed | → | דָּמָה H1820 to cease |
| for lack | → | בְּלִי H1097 without |
| of knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| Because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| have rejected | → | מָאַס H3988A to reject |
| knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| I will also reject you | → | מָאַס H3988A to reject |
| as My priests | → | כָּהַן H3547 to minister |
| Since you have forgotten | → | שָׁכַח H7911 to forget |
| the law | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| of your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| will also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| forget | → | שָׁכַח H7911 to forget |
| your children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
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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