Hosea

Hosea 3:1–2

¹Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another^a and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.^b”

²So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver^c and a homer and a lethech of barley.^d

Footnotes

a 3:1 Or Go show love to a woman who is loved by another
b 3:1 Literally and love raisin cakes
c 3:2 15 shekels is approximately 6 ounces or 171 grams of silver.
d 3:2 Or a homer and a half of barley; that is, a total of approximately 9.36 bushels or 330 liters (probably about 436 pounds or 198 kilograms of barley); LXX a homer of barley and a wineskin full of wine

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Hosea 3:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֗י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
show love	אֱ‍ֽהַב־	’ĕhaḇ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H157 love
to your wife	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
again	ע֚וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
though she is loved	אֲהֻ֥בַת	’ă·hu·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct	H157 love
by another	רֵ֖עַ	rê·a‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and is an adulteress	וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת	ū·mə·nā·’ā·p̄eṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H5003 commit adultery
Love her	כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת	kə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H160 love
as the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
though they	וְהֵ֗ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
turn	פֹּנִים֙	pō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6437 turn
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and love to offer	וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י	wə·’ō·hă·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H157 love
raisin cakes	אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י	’ă·šî·šê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H809 raisin-cake

Hosea 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I bought her	וָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָ	wā·’ek·kə·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3739 get by trade, trade
for fifteen	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה	ba·ḥă·miš·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and a homer	וְחֹ֥מֶר	wə·ḥō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
and a lethech	וְלֵ֥תֶךְ	wə·lê·ṯeḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3963 a barley-measure
of barley	שְׂעֹרִ֖ים	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley

Cross-references

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Hosea 3:1 Jeremiah 3:12–14 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Hosea 1:2–3 · Micah 7:18–20 · Isaiah 45:22 · Hosea 11:8 · Luke 1:54–55 · Deuteronomy 7:6–7 · Micah 7:7 · Psalm 106:43–46 · 1 Corinthians 10:21 · Jeremiah 3:20

Hosea 3:2 Genesis 34:12 · Leviticus 27:16 · Ezekiel 45:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.