Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 13:7 Interlinear

“ Therefore I will be unto them as a lion as a leopard by the way will I observe”

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Hosea 13 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וָאֱהִ֥י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	לָהֶ֖ם	H0
3	כְּמוֹ	H3644		as, thus, so
4	שָׁ֑חַל	H7826	Therefore I will be unto them as a lion	a lion (from his characteristic roar)
5	כְּנָמֵ֖ר	H5246	as a leopard	a leopard (from its stripes)
6	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7	דֶּ֥רֶךְ	H1870	by the way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
8	אָשֽׁוּר׃	H7789	will I observe	to spy out, i.e., (generally) survey, (for evil) lurk for, (for good) care for

Hosea 13:7 (current) Therefore I will be unto them as a lion as a leopard by the way will I observe