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And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. (KJV)

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וּכְחַכֵּ֨יu.khe.cha.Keiand as wait for

Lemma: חָכָה (cha.khah) · Strong's: H2442

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to wait

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 7:9, 2 Kings 9:3, Job 3:21, Job 32:4, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 106:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2442; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 1

אִ֜ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 2

גְּדוּדִ֗יםge.du.Dimmarauding bands

Lemma: גְּדוּד (ge.dud) · Strong's: H1416

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

Meaning: band

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 49:19, 1 Samuel 30:8, 1 Samuel 30:15, 1 Samuel 30:23, 2 Samuel 3:22, 2 Samuel 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1416; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 3

חֶ֚בֶרChe.veran association of

Lemma: חֲבַר (cha.var) · Strong's: H2269

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

Meaning: fellow

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2269; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 4

כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.Nimpriests

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

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

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 6:9 word 5

דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 6

יְרַצְּחוּ\־ye.ra.tze.chu-they murder

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

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 6:9 word 7

שֶׁ֑כְמָהShekh.mahShechem towards

Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7927G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Shechem

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 12:6, Genesis 33:18, Genesis 35:4, Genesis 37:12, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7927G; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 8

כִּ֥יkifor

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 6:9 word 9

זִמָּ֖הzi.Mahwickedness

Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 10

עָשֽׂוּ\׃'a.Suthey have done

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Hosea 6:9 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Like raiders	→	גְּדוּד H1416 band
who lie in ambush	→	חָכָה H2442 to wait
. . .	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
[so does] a band	→	חֶ֫בֶר H2267 spell
of priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
they murder	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
on the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
to Shechem	→	שְׁכֶם H7927G Shechem
surely	→	כִּי H3588A for
they have committed	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
atrocities	→	זִמָּה H2154 wickedness

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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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