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O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. (KJV)

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מָ֤הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 1

אֶֽעֱשֶׂה\־'e.'e.seh-will I do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 2

אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimO Ephraim

Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ephraim

Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 3

מָ֥הmahwhat?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 4

אֶעֱשֶׂה\־'e.'e.seh-will I do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 5

יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahO Judah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 6

וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ve.chas.de.Khemand loyalty your

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

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

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 7

כַּֽעֲנַן\־ka.'a.nan-[is] like a cloud of

Lemma: עָנָן (a.nan) · Strong's: H6051

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6051; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 8

בֹּ֔קֶרBo.ker[the] morning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

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

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 9

וְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.Taland like <the> dew

Lemma: טַל (tal) · Strong's: H2919

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

Meaning: dew

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:39, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 16:14, Numbers 11:9, Deuteronomy 32:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2919; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 10

מַשְׁכִּ֥יםmash.Kimrising early

Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to rise

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 11

הֹלֵֽךְ\׃ho.Lekhgoing

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

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

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Hosea 6:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

What	→	מָה H4100 what?
shall I do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
with you	→
O Ephraim	→	אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
shall I do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
with you	→
O Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
For your loyalty	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
is like a morning	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
mist	→	עָנָן H6051 cloud
like the early	→	שָׁכַם H7925 to rise
dew	→	טַל H2919 dew
that vanishes	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went

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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