4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 5:4:1 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Hosea 5:4:2 ⧉יִתְּנוּ֙yitnenuthey allow or permit Hosea 5:4:3 ⧉מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םmaallehemtheir deeds Hosea 5:4:4 ⧉לָשׁ֖וּבlashuvto return Hosea 5:4:5 ⧉אֶל־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑םelelohemto their God Hosea 5:4:6 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor or because Hosea 5:4:7 ⧉ר֤וּחַruakhspirit Hosea 5:4:8 ⧉זְנוּנִים֙zenunimof whoredom or harlotries Hosea 5:4:9 ⧉בְּקִרְבָּ֔םbekirbamwithin them or in their midst Hosea 5:4:10 ⧉וְאֶת־יְהוָ֖הveetyahwehand the LORD Hosea 5:4:11 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Hosea 5:4:12 ⧉יָדָֽעוּ׃yadeuthey have known |
4. Formal Translation Their deeds give them no leave to return to their God {Elohim, Sovereign Ruler}, because a spirit of whoredoms is in their midst, and they have not known the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Judge}. |
4. Dynamic Translation What they do keeps them from turning back to their God {Elohim, Welcoming Restorer}, because a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD {Yahweh, Spurned Husband}. |