Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8462 [e] תְּחִלַּ֥ת tə-ḥil-laṯ The beginning N-fsc 1696 [e] דִּבֶּר־ dib-ber- when spoke V-Piel-Perf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֖ה Yah-weh YHWH N-proper-ms 1954 [e] בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ bə-hō-wō-šê-a‘ by Hosea Prep-b | N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way-yō-mer And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3068 [e] יְהוָ֜ה Yah-weh YHWH N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 1954 [e] הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ hō-wō-šê-a‘ Hosea N-proper-ms 1980 [e] לֵ֣ךְ lêḵ Go V-Qal-Imp-ms 3947 [e] קַח־ qaḥ- take V-Qal-Imp-ms [e] לְךָ֞ lə-ḵā for yourself Prep-l | 2ms 802 [e] אֵ֤שֶׁת ’ê-šeṯ a wife N-fsc 2183 [e] זְנוּנִים֙ zə-nū-nîm of prostitution N-mp 3206 [e] וְיַלְדֵ֣י wə-yal-ḏê and children Conj-w | N-mpc 2183 [e] זְנוּנִ֔ים zə-nū-nîm of prostitution N-mp 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 2181 [e] זָנֹ֤ה zā-nōh [is] prostituting [herself] V-Qal-InfAbs 2181 [e] תִזְנֶה֙ ṯiz-neh acting like a prostitute V-Qal-Imperf-3fs 776 [e] הָאָ֔רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ the land Art | N-fs 310 [e] מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י mê-’a-ḥă-rê from after Prep-m 3068 [e] יְהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh YHWH N-proper-ms

Berean Study Bible
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Young's Literal Translation
The commencement of Jehovah’s speaking by Hosea. And Jehovah saith unto Hosea, ‘Go, take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms, for utterly go a-whoring doth the land from after Jehovah.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him: Go and marry a promiscuous wife and have children of promiscuity, for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity by abandoning the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and [have] children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD."

King James Bible
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD. Hosea 1:2 • Hosea 1:2 NIV • Hosea 1:2 NLT • Hosea 1:2 ESV • Hosea 1:2 NASB • Hosea 1:2 KJV • Hosea 1:2 Biblia Paralela • Hosea 1:2 Chinese Bible • Hosea 1:2 French Bible • Hosea 1:2 German Bible

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