7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 2:7:1 ⧉וְרִדְּפָ֤הveridpefaand she will pursue Hosea 2:7:2 ⧉אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙etmeahavehathe ones loving her or her lovers Hosea 2:7:3 ⧉וְלֹא־תַשִּׂ֣יגvelotasisigand not will she overtake Hosea 2:7:4 ⧉אוֹתָ֔םotamthem Hosea 2:7:5 ⧉וּבִקְשָׁ֥תַםuvikshatamand she will seek them Hosea 2:7:6 ⧉וְלֹ֖אveloand not Hosea 2:7:7 ⧉תִמְצָ֑אtimtsawill she find Hosea 2:7:8 ⧉וְאָמְרָ֗הveamraand she will say Hosea 2:7:9 ⧉אֵֽלְכָה֙elkhaI will go Hosea 2:7:10 ⧉וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה֙veashuvaand I will return Hosea 2:7:11 ⧉אֶל־אִישִׁ֣יelishito my man or to my husband Hosea 2:7:12 ⧉הָרִאשׁ֔וֹןharishonthe first Hosea 2:7:13 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Hosea 2:7:14 ⧉ט֛וֹבtovgood or better Hosea 2:7:15 ⧉לִ֖יlifor me Hosea 2:7:16 ⧉אָ֣זazthen Hosea 2:7:17 ⧉מֵעַתָּ֑ה׃meatathan now or from now |
7. Formal Translation She will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; she will seek them but will not find them. Then she will say, "I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better for me then than now." |
7. Dynamic Translation She will chase after her lovers, but she will not catch them; she will look for them but will not find them. Then she will say, "I will go back and return to my first husband, because I was better off then than I am now." |