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Hosea

Chapter 3
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'ela֗y '֚od le֣ke 'eֽhab-'ishshּa֔h 'ahu֥bat re֖'a umena'a֑pet kּe'ahaba֤t yehvah֙ 'et-bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l vehe֗m pּoniym֙ 'el-'elohi֣ym 'acheri֔ym ve'ohabe֖y 'ashshiyshshe֥y 'anabiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then said the LORD to me, "Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י ע֚וֹד לֵ֣ךְ אֱֽהַב־אִשָּׁ֔ה אֲהֻ֥בַת רֵ֖עַ וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהֵ֗ם פֹּנִים֙ אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ekּere֣ha lּi֔y bּachamishshּa֥h 'ashsa֖r kּa֑sep vecho֥mer shse'ori֖ym vele֥teke shse'oriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ לִּ֔י בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר כָּ֑סֶף וְחֹ֥מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֖ים וְלֵ֥תֶךְ שְׂעֹרִֽים׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֣r 'ele֗yha yami֤ym rabּiym֙ tּe֣shshebiy li֔y lo֣ tizeni֔y velo֥ tiֽheyi֖y le'i֑yshsh vegam-'ani֖y 'elaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)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."

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יהָ יָמִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ תֵּ֣שְׁבִי לִ֔י לֹ֣א תִזְנִ֔י וְלֹ֥א תִֽהְיִ֖י לְאִ֑ישׁ וְגַם־אֲנִ֖י אֵלָֽיִךְ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ׀ yami֣ym rabּi֗ym yeֽshshebu֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l 'e֥yn me֨leke֙ ve'e֣yn shsa֔r ve'e֥yn ze֖bach ve'e֣yn matzּeba֑h ve'e֥yn 'ep֖od uterapiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

כִּ֣י ׀ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֥ין מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ וְאֵ֣ין שָׂ֔ר וְאֵ֥ין זֶ֖בַח וְאֵ֣ין מַצֵּבָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין אֵפ֖וֹד וּתְרָפִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): acha֗r yashshu֨bu֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l ubiqeshshu֙ 'et-yehva֣h 'eloheyhe֔m ve'e֖t dּavi֣d malekּa֑m upachad֧u 'el-yehva֛h ve'el-tub֖o bּe'achari֥yt hayּamiֽym׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.

אַחַ֗ר יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבִקְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת דָּוִ֣ד מַלְכָּ֑ם וּפָחֲד֧וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה וְאֶל־טוּב֖וֹ בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית הַיָּמִֽים׃פ