3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 2:3:1 ⧉פֶּן־אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּהpenafshitenalest I strip her Hosea 2:3:2 ⧉עֲרֻמָּ֔הarumanaked Hosea 2:3:3 ⧉וְהִֽצַּגְתִּ֔יהָvehittsagtihaand I set her Hosea 2:3:4 ⧉כְּי֖וֹםkeyomas the day Hosea 2:3:5 ⧉הִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhivaldeof her being born Hosea 2:3:6 ⧉וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָvesamtihaand I make her Hosea 2:3:7 ⧉כַּמִּדְבָּ֗רkammidbarlike a wilderness Hosea 2:3:8 ⧉וְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙veshattehaand I make her Hosea 2:3:9 ⧉כְּאֶ֣רֶץkeeretslike a land Hosea 2:3:10 ⧉צִיָּ֔הtsiyadry or parched Hosea 2:3:11 ⧉וַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָvahamitihaand I kill her Hosea 2:3:12 ⧉בַּצָּמָֽא׃batstsamawith thirst |
3. Formal Translation Lest I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} strip her naked and expose her as on the day of her birth, and make her like a wilderness, set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst. |
3. Dynamic Translation Otherwise, I {Yahweh, Just Avenger} will strip her naked and leave her as bare as when she was born. I will make her a desert and turn her into a parched land, and let her die of thirst. |