8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 12:8:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Hosea 12:8:2 ⧉אֶפְרַ֔יִםefrayimEphraim Hosea 12:8:3 ⧉אַ֣ךְakhsurely or indeed Hosea 12:8:4 ⧉עָשַׁ֔רְתִּיashartiI have become rich Hosea 12:8:5 ⧉מָצָ֥אתִיmatsatiI have found Hosea 12:8:6 ⧉א֖וֹןonwealth or strength Hosea 12:8:7 ⧉לִ֑יlifor myself or for me Hosea 12:8:8 ⧉כָּל־יְגִיעַ֗יkolyegiaiall my toil or all my labor Hosea 12:8:9 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Hosea 12:8:10 ⧉יִמְצְאוּ־לִי֙yimtseulithey will find for me or they will find in me Hosea 12:8:11 ⧉עָוֺ֔ןavoniniquity or guilt Hosea 12:8:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־חֵ֖טְא׃asherkhetawhich is sin |
8. Formal Translation And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich; I have found substance for myself. In all my labors they will not find in me iniquity that is sin.” |
8. Dynamic Translation Ephraim said, “I am indeed wealthy; I have found substance for myself. In all that I have worked for, no one can find any wrongdoing or sin in me.” |