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Hosea 4:9 Interlinear

“ And there shall be like people like priest and I will punish them for their ways them their doings and reward ”

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Hosea 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְהָיָ֥ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	כָעָ֖ם	H5971	And there shall be like people	a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
3	כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן	H3548	like priest	literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
4	וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י	H6485	and I will punish	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
5	עָלָיו֙	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6	דְּרָכָ֔יו	H1870	them for their ways	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
7	וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו	H4611	them their doings	an act (good or bad)
8	אָשִׁ֥יב	H7725	and reward	to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
9	לֽוֹ׃	H0

Hosea 4:9 (current) And there shall be like people like priest and I will punish them for their ways them their doings and reward