Hosea

Hosea 8:10

¹⁰Though they hire allies among the nations,

I will now round them up,

and they will begin to diminish

under the oppression of the king of princes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	גַּ֛ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they hire allies	יִתְנ֥וּ	yiṯ·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8566 hire
among the nations	בַגּוֹיִ֖ם	ḇag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
I will now	עַתָּ֣ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
round them up	אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם	’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6908 gather, collect
and they will begin	וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ	way·yā·ḥêl·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
to diminish	מְּעָ֔ט	mə·‘āṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
under the oppression	מִמַּשָּׂ֖א	mim·maś·śā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute
of the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
of princes	שָׂרִֽים׃	śā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

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