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Hosea 10:11

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

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וְאֶפְרַ֜יִםveefrayimand Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.עֶגְלָ֤הeglahheiferעֶגְלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heifer”, the ordinary formH5697a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)calf, cow, heifer.מְלֻמָּדָה֙melumadahteachלָמַדverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “teach”, a verb used as a describing wordH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).אֹהַ֣בְתִּיohavtiloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, construct — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.לָד֔וּשׁladushto threshדּוּשׁpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to thresh”, the to-form of the verbH1758to trample or threshbreak, tear, thresh, tread out (down), at grass (Jeremiah 50:11, by mistake for H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא)).וַאֲנִ֣יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.עָבַ֔רְתִּיavartialienateעָבַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…ט֖וּבtuvgladnessטוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.צַוָּארָ֑הּtsavarahneckצַוַּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6676{the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)}neck.אַרְכִּ֤יבarkivon backרָכַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “on back”, an unfinished actionH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙efrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.יַחֲר֣וֹשׁyacharoshbe deafחָרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be deaf”, an unfinished actionH2790to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness)[idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.יְהוּדָ֔הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.יְשַׂדֶּדyesadedharrowשָׂדַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “harrow”, an unfinished actionH7702to abrade, i.e. harrow afieldbreak clods, harrow.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיַעֲקֹֽבyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Ephraim is a heifer well broken, that loveth to thresh, and I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain ; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Ephraim [is] a trained heifer — loving to thresh, And I — I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause [one] to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.

World English Bible

Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

Darby Translation

And Ephraim is a trained heifer, that loveth to tread out [the corn]; I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to draw; Judah shall plough, Jacob shall break his clods.

Douay-Rheims

Ephraim is a heifer taught to love to tread out corn, but I passed over upon the beauty of her neck: I will ride upon Ephraim, Juda shall plough, Jacob shall break the furrows for himself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Ephraim is a heifer well broken, that loveth to thresh, and I have passed over upon her fair neck; I will make Ephraim to ride, Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ephraim is a heifer taught to love victory, but I will come upon the fairest part of her neck: I will mount Ephraim; I will pass over Juda in silence; Jacob shall prevail against him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐφραὶμ δάμαλις δεδιδαγμένη ἀγαπᾷν νῖκος, ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπελεύσομαι ἐπὶ τὸ κάλλιστον τοῦ τραχήλου αὐτῆς· ἐπιβιβῶ Ἐφραὶμ, παρασιωπήσομαι Ἰούδαν, ἐνισχύσει αὐτῷ Ἰακώβ.