Hosea 1:2

The first time the Lord (Yahweh) spoke to Hosea, the Lord (Yahweh) said to Hosea: "Go and take [marry] a wife who is a prostitute (Hebr. zanon) and [have] children by a prostitute, for in great prostitution (Hebr. zanah zanah) the land forsakes the Lord (Yahweh)."

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

תְּחִלַּת   דִּבֶּר   יְהוָה   בְּהוֹשֵׁעַ   וַיֹּאמֶר   יְהוָה   אֶל   הוֹשֵׁעַ   לֵךְ   קַח   לְךָ   אֵשֶׁת   זְנוּנִים   וְיַלְדֵי   זְנוּנִים   כִּי   זָנֹה   תִזְנֶה   הָאָרֶץ   מֵאַחֲרֵי   יְהוָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἀρχὴ λόγου κυρίου πρὸς Ωσηε καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Ωσηε βάδιζε λαβὲ σεαυτῷ γυναῖκα πορνείας καὶ τέκνα πορνείας διότι ἐκπορνεύουσα ἐκπορνεύσει ἡ γῆ ἀπὸ ὄπισθεν τοῦ κυρίου


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H8462
תְּחִלַּ֥ת (techilat)
beginning
Noun Noun
sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H1696
H9014
דִּבֶּר (diber-)
־
to speak
link
Verb Verb
piel qatal 3p sing. piel qatal third person masculine singular

Vpp3ms
H3068
יְהוָ֖ה (jehvah)
YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H9003
H1954
H9017
בְּ (be)
הוֹשֵׁ֑עַ (hvóshea)
פ (f)
in
Hosea
para
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

R
Npm
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּ֨אמֶר (jómer)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H3068
יְהוָ֜ה (jehvah)
YHWH Yahweh
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H0413
H9014
אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H1954
הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ (hvóshea)
Hosea
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H1980
לֵ֣ךְ (lekhe)
to go
Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqv2ms
H3947
H9014
קַח (qach-)
־
to take
link
Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqv2ms
H9005
H9031
לְ (le)
ךָ֞ (kha)
to
you
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

R
Sp2ms
H0802
אֵ֤שֶׁת (eshet)
woman
Noun Noun
sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H2183
זְנוּנִים֙ (zenonim)
fornication
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H9002
H3206
וְ (ve)
יַלְדֵ֣י (jaledei)
and
youth
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

C
Ncmpc
H2183
זְנוּנִ֔ים (zenonim)
fornication
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H3588a
H9014
כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H2181
זָנֹ֤ה (zanóh)
to fornicate
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H2181
תִזְנֶה֙ (tizene)
to fornicate
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H9009
H0776
הָ (ha)
אָ֔רֶץ (aretz)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9006
H0310a
מֵֽ (me)
אַחֲרֵ֖י (acharei)
from
behind
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H3068
H9016
יְהוָֽה (jehvah)
׃
YHWH Yahweh
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt

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