12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 9:12:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Hosea 9:12:2 ⧉אִם־יְגַדְּלוּ֙imyegadluif they raise or make great Hosea 9:12:3 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֔םetbenehem{direct object marker} their sons or children Hosea 9:12:4 ⧉וְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםveshikaltimand I will bereave them Hosea 9:12:5 ⧉מֵֽאָדָ֑םmeadamfrom mankind or from a human Hosea 9:12:6 ⧉כִּֽי־גַם־א֥וֹיkigamoifor also, woe Hosea 9:12:7 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them Hosea 9:12:8 ⧉בְּשׂוּרִ֥יbesuriwhen I turn aside or depart Hosea 9:12:9 ⧉מֵהֶֽם׃mehemfrom them |
12. Formal Translation For even if they bring up their children, I {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} will bereave them until no one is left from mankind; for also, woe to them when I turn away from them. |
12. Dynamic Translation Even if they raise their children, I {Yahweh, Withdrawing Presence} will take them away until none remain; woe to them when I turn away from them. |