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They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD . (KJV)
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לֹ֤אlo'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 5:4 word 1
יִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.Nuthey permit
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to give: allow
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:7, Exodus 3:19, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:23, Leviticus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414K; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 2
מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.Hemdeeds their
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 5:4 word 3
לָשׁ֖וּבla.Shuvto return
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 4
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 5
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod their
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 5:4 word 6
כִּ֣יkifor
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 5:4 word 7
ר֤וּחַRu.acha spirit of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 8
זְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.Nimprostitution<s>
Lemma: זְנוּנִים (za.nun) · Strong's: H2183
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fornication
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 38:24, 2 Kings 9:22, Ezekiel 23:11, Ezekiel 23:29, Hosea 1:2, Hosea 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2183; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 9
בְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.Bam[is] in inner being their
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 10
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 5:4 word 11
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 12
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 5:4 word 13
יָדָֽעוּ\׃ya.Da.'uthey know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Hosea 5:4 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Their deeds | → | מַעֲלָל H4611 deed |
| do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| permit them | → | נָתַן H5414K to give: allow |
| to return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| of prostitution | → | זְנוּנִים H2183 fornication |
| is within them | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| and they do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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