Hosea

Hosea 2:14

¹⁴“Therefore, behold, I will allure her

and lead her to the wilderness,

and speak to her tenderly.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
will allure her	מְפַתֶּ֔יהָ	mə·p̄at·te·hā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
and lead her	וְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָ	wə·hō·laḵ·tî·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and speak	וְדִבַּרְתִּ֖י	wə·ḏib·bar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to her	עַל	ʿal	Preposition	H5921 height
tenderly	לִבָּֽהּ׃	lib·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.