Hosea

Hosea 6:9

⁹Like raiders who lie in ambush,

so does a band of priests;

they murder on the way to Shechem;

surely they have committed atrocities.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like raiders	גְּדוּדִ֗ים	gə·ḏū·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1416 band, troop
who lie in ambush	וּכְחַכֵּ֨י	ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2442 wait, await
a band	חֶ֚בֶר	ḥe·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2267 company, association, spell
of priests	כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
they murder	יְרַצְּחוּ־	yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7523 murder, slay
on the way	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to Shechem	שֶׁ֑כְמָה	šeḵ·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
surely	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have committed	עָשֽׂוּ׃	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
atrocities	זִמָּ֖ה	zim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2154 plan, device, wickedness

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