Hosea
Hosea 11:3
3It was I who taught Ephraimc to walk,
taking them by the arms,
but they never realized
that it was I who healed them.
Footnotes
- c 11:3 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verses 8, 9, and 12
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It was I | וְאָנֹכִ֤י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| who taught Ephraim | לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם | lə·’ep̄·ra·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| to walk | תִרְגַּ֙לְתִּי֙ | ṯir·gal·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H8637 cause to walk |
| taking them | קָחָ֖ם | qā·ḥām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the arms | זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יו | zə·rō·w·‘ō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| but they never | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| realized | יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| that it was I | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| who healed them | רְפָאתִֽים׃ | rə·p̄ā·ṯîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7495 heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 1:31 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Exodus 15:26 · Hosea 7:15 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Exodus 23:25 · Acts 13:18 · Deuteronomy 32:10–12 · Hosea 7:1 · Hosea 2:8 · Isaiah 46:3 · Hosea 14:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.