Hosea

Hosea 8:11

¹¹Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin,

they became his altars for sinning.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֛יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
multiplied	הִרְבָּ֥ה	hir·bāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
the altars	מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת	miz·bə·ḥōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
for sin	לַחֲטֹ֑א	la·ḥă·ṭō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
they became	הָיוּ־	hā·yū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
altars	מִזְבְּח֖וֹת	miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
for sinning	לַחֲטֹֽא׃	la·ḥă·ṭō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss

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