12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 8:12:1 ⧉אכתוב־אֶ֨כְתָּב־ל֔וֹekhtovekhtavloI would write for him Hosea 8:12:2 ⧉רבוravomany Hosea 8:12:3 ⧉רֻבֵּ֖יrubemyriads of Hosea 8:12:4 ⧉תּֽוֹרָתִ֑יtoratimy law or instruction Hosea 8:12:5 ⧉כְּמוֹ־זָ֖רkemozarlike a stranger Hosea 8:12:6 ⧉נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃nekhshavuthey were regarded |
12. Formal Translation If I were to write for him the multitudes of my law {torati: instruction, guidance}, they would be regarded as something foreign {zar: alien, outside the covenant}. |
12. Dynamic Translation Even if I wrote out the countless instructions of my law for him, they would still regard them as alien. |