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Hosea 6:9 Interlinear

“of robbers wait for a man And as troops so the company of priests in the way murder by consent lewdness for they commit”

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Hosea 6 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וּכְחַכֵּ֨י	H2442	of robbers wait	properly, to adhere to; hence, to await
2	אִ֜ישׁ	H376	for a man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
3	גְּדוּדִ֗ים	H1416	And as troops	a crowd (especially of soldiers)
4	חֶ֚בֶר	H2267	so the company	a society; also a spell
5	כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים	H3548	of priests	literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
6	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	H1870	in the way	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
7	יְרַצְּחוּ	H7523	murder	properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder
8	שֶׁ֑כְמָה	H7926	by consent	the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
9	כִּ֥י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10	זִמָּ֖ה	H2154	lewdness	a plan, especially a bad one
11	עָשֽׂוּ׃	H6213	for they commit	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Hosea 6:9 (current)of robbers wait for a man And as troops so the company of priests in the way murder by consent lewdness for they commit