Hosea

Hosea 10:11

¹¹Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh;

but I will place a yoke on her fair neck.

I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow,

and Jacob will break the hard ground.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ephraim	וְאֶפְרַ֜יִם	wə·’ep̄·ra·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
is a well-trained	מְלֻמָּדָה֙	mə·lum·mā·ḏāh	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
heifer	עֶגְלָ֤ה	‘eḡ·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5697 heifer
that loves	אֹהַ֣בְתִּי	’ō·haḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H157 love
to thresh	לָד֔וּשׁ	lā·ḏūš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1758 tread, thresh
but I	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will place a yoke	עָבַ֔רְתִּי	‘ā·ḇar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her fair	ט֖וּב	ṭūḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
neck	צַוָּארָ֑הּ	ṣaw·wā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6677 neck, back of neck
I will harness	אַרְכִּ֤יב	’ar·kîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
will plow	יַחֲר֣וֹשׁ	ya·ḥă·rō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
Jacob	יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
will break the hard ground	יְשַׂדֶּד־	yə·śad·deḏ-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7702 harrow

Cross-references

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Hosea 4:16 · Jeremiah 50:11 · Deuteronomy 25:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.