Hosea 6:9

Like a band of robbers waiting for a man,
so do the priests,
they murder on the road to Shechem [present-day Nablus in Samaria, see Gen. 12:6],
yes, they commit abominable crimes.

The hebrew text BETA

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

וּכְחַכֵּי   אִישׁ   גְּדוּדִים   חֶבֶר   כֹּהֲנִים   דֶּרֶךְ   יְרַצְּחוּ   שֶׁכְמָה   כִּי   זִמָּה   עָשׂוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἡ ἰσχύς σου ἀνδρὸς πειρατοῦ ἔκρυψαν ἱερεῖς ὁδὸν κυρίου ἐφόνευσαν Σικιμα ὅτι ἀνομίαν ἐποίησαν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9004
H2442
וּ (o)
כְ (khe)
חַכֵּ֨י (chakei)
and
like
to wait
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel participle active ♂ pl. piel participle active masculine plural

C
R
Vprmpc
H0376
אִ֜ישׁ (ish)
man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H1416
גְּדוּדִ֗ים (gedodim)
band
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H2267
חֶ֚בֶר (chever)
spell
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3548
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kóhanim)
priest
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H1870
דֶּ֖רֶךְ (derekhe)
way
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H7523
H9014
יְרַצְּחוּ (jeratzecho-)
־
to murder
link
Verb Verb
piel 3p ♂ pl. piel third person masculine plural

Vpi3mp
H7927
H9011
שֶׁ֑כְמָ (shekhema)
ה (h)
Shechem
to
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Suffix Suffix

Npl
Sd
H3588a
כִּ֥י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H2154
זִמָּ֖ה (zimah)
wickedness
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa
H6213a
H9016
עָשֽׂוּ (aso)
׃
to make
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp

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