King James Version

Hosea 1:3

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙vayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וַיִּקַּ֔חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גֹּ֖מֶרgomerGomerגֹּמֶרnoun, proper name — “Gomer”H1586Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a HebrewessGomer.בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.דִּבְלָ֑יִםdivlayimDiblaimדִּבְלַיִםnoun, proper name — “Diblaim”H1691Diblajim, a symbolic nameDiblaim.וַתַּ֥הַרvataharand be with childהָרָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be with child”, the next action in the storyH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.וַתֵּֽלֶדvateledand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toבֵּֽןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

World English Bible

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Darby Translation

And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.

Douay-Rheims

So he went, and took Gomer the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived and bore him a son.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Debelaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἔλαβε τὴν Γόμερ, θυγατέρα Δεβηλαΐμ· καὶ συνέλαβε καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ υἱόν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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