Hosea 3:3
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And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man's, and I also will wait for thee.

Thou shalt abide.

Deuteronomy 21:13 And shall put off the raiment, wherein she was taken: and shall remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt sleep with her, and she shall be thy wife.

Context
Hosea Redeems His Wife
2And I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for a core of barley, and for half a core of barley. 3And I said to her: Thou shalt wait for me many days: thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt be no man's, and I also will wait for thee.4For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim.…
Cross References
Exodus 34:15
Make no covenant with the men of those countries; lest, when they have committed fornication with their gods, and have adored their idols, some one call thee to eat of the things sacrificed.

Deuteronomy 21:13
And shall put off the raiment, wherein she was taken: and shall remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt sleep with her, and she shall be thy wife.

Lexicon
Then I said
וָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to her,
אֵלֶ֗יהָ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

“You must live
תֵּ֣שְׁבִי (tê·šə·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

with me
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

for many
רַבִּים֙ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great

days;
יָמִ֤ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

you must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

be promiscuous
תִזְנִ֔י (ṯiz·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

or belong to
תִֽהְיִ֖י (ṯih·yî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

another,
לְאִ֑ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

will do the same for you.”
אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ (’ê·lā·yiḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to


Additional Translations
Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”And I said to her, You shall abide for me many days; you shall not play the harlot, and you shall not be for another man: so will I also be for you.

and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.

And I said unto her, Thou shalt wait for me many days; and thou shalt not commit fornication, neither shalt thou be for another man; and I will be for thee.

And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be [another] man's, and I will also be for thee.

and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man's wife: so will I also be toward thee.

And I said to her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.

I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you."

and I say unto her, 'Many days thou dost remain for Me, thou dost not go a-whoring, nor become any one's; and I also am for thee.'
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