3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 9:3:1 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Hosea 9:3:2 ⧉יֵשְׁב֖וּyeshevuthey will dwell Hosea 9:3:3 ⧉בְּאֶ֣רֶץbeeretsin the land of Hosea 9:3:4 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD Hosea 9:3:5 ⧉וְשָׁ֤בveshavbut he will return Hosea 9:3:6 ⧉אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙efrayimEphraim Hosea 9:3:7 ⧉מִצְרַ֔יִםmitsrayimto Egypt Hosea 9:3:8 ⧉וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרuveashurand in Assyria Hosea 9:3:9 ⧉טָמֵ֥אtameunclean Hosea 9:3:10 ⧉יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yokheluthey will eat |
3. Formal Translation They will not dwell in the land of the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Landowner}, but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and in Assyria they will eat unclean food. |
3. Dynamic Translation They will not live in the LORD’s {Yahweh, Covenant Judge} land; instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. |