Hosea

Hosea 4:15

¹⁵Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel,

may Judah avoid such guilt!

Do not journey to Gilgal,

do not go up to Beth-aven,^d

and do not swear on oath,

‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

Footnotes

d 4:15 Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29|1KI 12:28-29.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
prostitute yourself	זֹנֶ֤ה	zō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
may Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
avoid	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
such guilt	יֶאְשַׁ֖ם	ye’·šam	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H816 offend, be guilty
Do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
journey	תָּבֹ֣אוּ	tā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל	hag·gil·gāl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
do not go up	תַּעֲלוּ֙	ta·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Beth-aven	אָ֔וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1007 Beth-Aven
and do not	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
swear on oath	תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ	tiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7650 swear
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

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Hosea 12:11 · Hosea 9:15 · Amos 4:4 · Amos 5:5 · Jeremiah 5:2 · Hosea 10:5 · Ephesians 5:11 · Amos 8:14 · Hosea 5:8 · Hosea 10:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.