Hosea

Hosea 3:3

³Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֣ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to her	אֵלֶ֗יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
You must live	תֵּ֣שְׁבִי	tê·šə·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for many	רַבִּים֙	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
days	יָמִ֤ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
you must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be promiscuous	תִזְנִ֔י	ṯiz·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
or belong to	תִֽהְיִ֖י	ṯih·yî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
another	לְאִ֑ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will do the same for you	אֵלָֽיִךְ׃	’ê·lā·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H413 motion to

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