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Hosea 8:4

They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
Hosea 8:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הֵ֤ם הִמְלִיכוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מִמֶּ֔נִּי הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתִּי כַּסְפָּ֣ם וּזְהָבָ֗ם עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן יִכָּרֵֽת׃

  1. הֵ֤םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  2. הִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.Khu“they have made kings”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  3. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  5. הֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ru“they have installed leaders”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׂוּר · “to reign” · Strong's H7786
  6. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.ti“I knew”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  8. כַּסְפָּ֣םkas.Pam“silver their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  9. וּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.Vam“and gold their”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from זָהָב · “gold” · Strong's H2091
  10. עָשׂ֤וּ'a.Su“they have made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  11. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“for <the> themselves”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  12. עֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.Bim“idols”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָצָב · “idol” · Strong's H6091
  13. לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an“so that”
    Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
  14. יִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.Ret“it may be cut off”
    Verb, niphal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּרַת · “eliminate” · Strong's H3772I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)