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Hosea 13:2 Interlinear

more and more And now they sin and have made them molten images of their silver according to their own understanding and idols all of it the work of the craftsmen they say that sacrifice of them Let the men the calves kiss

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַתָּ֣ה׀H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
2יוֹסִ֣פוּH3254more and moreto add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
3לַחֲטֹ֗אH2398And now they sinproperly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
4וַיַּעְשׂ֣וּH6213and have madeto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5לָהֶם֩H0
6מַסֵּכָ֨הH4541them molten imagesproperly, a pouring over, i.e., fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e., league; concretely a coverlet (as if pour
7מִכַּסְפָּ֤םH3701of their silversilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
8כִּתְבוּנָם֙H8394according to their own understandingintelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
9עֲצַבִּ֔יםH6091and idolsan (idolatrous) image
10מַעֲשֵׂ֥הH4639all of it the workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
11חָרָשִׁ֖יםH2796of the craftsmena fabricator or any material
12כֻּלֹּ֑הH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
13לָהֶם֙H0
14הֵ֣םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
15אֹמְרִ֔יםH559they sayto say (used with great latitude)
16זֹבְחֵ֣יH2076that sacrificeto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
17אָדָ֔םH120of them Let the menruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
18עֲגָלִ֖יםH5695the calvesa (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer)
19יִשָּׁקֽוּן׃H5401kissto kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons

Verse Context

Hosea 13:1spake When Ephraim trembling he exalted himself in Israel...
Hosea 13:2 (current) more and more And now they sin and have made them molten images of their silver according to their own understanding and idols all of it the work of the craftsmen they say that sacrifice of them Let the men the calves kiss
Hosea 13:3 cloud Therefore they shall be as the morning dew and as the early...

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