2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 1:2:1 ⧉תְּחִלַּ֥תtekhillatbeginning of Hosea 1:2:2 ⧉דִּבֶּר־יְהוָ֖הdibberyahwehspoke—LORD Hosea 1:2:3 ⧉בְּהוֹשֵׁ֣עַbehosheaby Hosea Hosea 1:2:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Hosea 1:2:5 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehLORD Hosea 1:2:6 ⧉אֶל־הוֹשֵׁ֗עַelhosheato Hosea Hosea 1:2:7 ⧉לֵ֣ךְlekhgo Hosea 1:2:8 ⧉קַח־לְךָ֞kakhlekhatake for yourself Hosea 1:2:9 ⧉אֵ֤שֶׁתesheta wife of Hosea 1:2:10 ⧉זְנוּנִים֙zenunimwhoredom Hosea 1:2:11 ⧉וְיַלְדֵ֣יveyaldeand children of Hosea 1:2:12 ⧉זְנוּנִ֔יםzenunimwhoredom Hosea 1:2:13 ⧉כִּֽי־זָנֹ֤תָהkizanotafor whoring it has whored Hosea 1:2:14 ⧉תִזְנֶ֣הtizneit whores Hosea 1:2:15 ⧉הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe land Hosea 1:2:16 ⧉מֵאַחֲרֵ֖יmeakharefrom after Hosea 1:2:17 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehLORD |
2. Formal Translation The beginning of the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Prophetic Speaker} by Hosea, and the LORD said, “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms, for the land is surely committing whoredom by turning away from the LORD {Yahweh, Holy Husband}.” |
2. Dynamic Translation When the LORD {Yahweh, First Caller} began speaking through Hosea, He said to him, “Go, marry an unfaithful woman, and have children of unfaithfulness, because this land has committed great unfaithfulness by leaving the LORD.” |