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Hosea 4:16 Interlinear

“ heifer as a backsliding as a backsliding For Israel will feed now the LORD them as a lamb in a large place”

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Hosea 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֚י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	כְּפָרָ֣ה	H6510	heifer	a heifer
3	סָרַ֖ר	H5637	as a backsliding	to turn away, i.e., (morally) be refractory
4	סָרַ֖ר	H5637	as a backsliding	to turn away, i.e., (morally) be refractory
5	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	H3478	For Israel	he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
6	עַתָּה֙	H6258		at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
7	יִרְעֵ֣ם	H7462	will feed	to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
8	יְהוָ֔ה	H3068	now the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
9	כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ	H3532	them as a lamb	a ram (just old enough to butt)
10	בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃	H4800	in a large place	enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)

Hosea 4:16 (current) heifer as a backsliding as a backsliding For Israel will feed now the LORD them as a lamb in a large place