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And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Hosea 4:9 word 1

כָעָ֖םkha.'Amas the people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 4:9 word 2

כַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.Henas the priest

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Hosea 4:9 word 3

וּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.Tiand I will visit

Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485H

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

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 4:9 word 4

עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon him

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 4:9 word 5

דְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.Khavways 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 4:9 word 6

וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.Lavand 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 4:9 word 7

אָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivI will repay

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725K

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

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 4:9 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

And it shall be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like people	→	עַם H5971A people
like priest	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
I will punish	→	פָּקַד H6485H to reckon: punish
both of them	→	עַל H5921A upon
for their ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
and repay	→	שׁוּב H7725K to return: pay
them	→
for their deeds	→	מַעֲלָל H4611 deed

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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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