Hosea 6:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And as raidersגְּדוּדִ֗ים
(ge·du·dim)
1416: a band, troopfrom gadad
waitוּכְחַכֵּ֨י
(u·che·chak·kei)
2442: to wait, awaita prim. root
for a man,אִ֜ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
[So] a bandחֶ֚בֶר
(che·ver)
2267: company, association, spellfrom chabar
of priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים
(ko·ha·nim,)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
murderיְרַצְּחוּ־
(ye·ra·tze·chu-)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
on the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְ
(de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
to Shechem;שֶׁ֑כְמָה
(shech·mah;)
7927: "ridge," a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamorfrom the same as shekem
Surelyכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃
(a·su.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
crime.זִמָּ֖ה
(zim·mah)
2154: a plan, device, wickednessfrom zamam


















KJV Lexicon
And as troops
gduwd  (ghed-ood')
a crowd (especially of soldiers) -- army, band (of men), company, troop (of robbers).
of robbers wait
chakah  (khaw-kaw')
to adhere to; hence, to await -- long, tarry, wait.
for a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
so the company
cheber  (kheh'-ber)
a society; also a spell -- + charmer(-ing), company, enchantment, wide.
of priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
murder
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
in the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
by consent
shkem  (shek-em')
the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill -- back, consent, portion, shoulder.
Shkem  (shek-em')
ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine -- Shechem.
for they commit
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
lewdness
zimmah  (zim-maw')
a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.

International Standard Version
Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

NET Bible
The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.

King James 2000 Bible
And as bands of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
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