Hebrew Interlinear
Hosea 4:13 Interlinear
“ upon the tops of the mountains They sacrifice upon the hills and burn incense under oaks and poplars and elms thereof is good because the shadow shall commit whoredom therefore your daughters and your spouses shall commit adultery”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 2 | רָאשֵׁ֨י | H7218 | upon the tops | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 3 | הֶהָרִ֜ים | H2022 | of the mountains | a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| 4 | יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ | H2076 | They sacrifice | to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) |
| 5 | וְעַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 6 | הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ | H1389 | upon the hills | a hillock |
| 7 | יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ | H6999 | and burn incense | to smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) |
| 8 | תַּ֣חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 9 | אַלּ֧וֹן | H437 | under oaks | oak tree |
| 10 | וְלִבְנֶ֛ה | H3839 | and poplars | some sort of whitish tree, perhaps the storax |
| 11 | וְאֵלָ֖ה | H424 | and elms | an oak or other strong tree |
| 12 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 13 | ט֣וֹב | H2896 | thereof is good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 14 | צִלָּ֑הּ | H6738 | because the shadow | shade, whether literal or figurative |
| 15 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 16 | כֵּ֗ן | H3651 | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner | |
| 17 | תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙ | H2181 | shall commit whoredom | to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry ( |
| 18 | בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם | H1323 | therefore your daughters | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 19 | וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | H3618 | and your spouses | a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife |
| 20 | תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃ | H5003 | shall commit adultery | to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize |
Verse Context
Hosea 4:12My people counsel at their stocks ask and their staff declareth ...
Hosea 4:13 (current) upon the tops of the mountains They sacrifice upon the hills and burn incense under oaks and poplars and elms thereof is good because the shadow shall commit whoredom therefore your daughters and your spouses shall commit adultery
Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom...