King James Version

Hosea 11:3

I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

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וְאָנֹכִ֤יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙tirgaltiteach to goתִּרְגַּלverb, tiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “teach to go”, a completed actionH8637to cause to walkteach to go.לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםleefrayimto Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.קָחָ֖םqachamtakeלָקַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “take”, a completed actionH3947to 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.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,…זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוzerootayvarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָדְע֖וּyadevknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רְפָאתִֽיםrefatimcureרָפָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cure”, a completed actionH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I, I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet I taught Ephraim to walk; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have caused Ephraim to go on foot, Taking them by their arms, And they have not known that I strengthened them.

World English Bible

Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by their arms, but they didn’t know that I healed them.

Darby Translation

And I it was that taught Ephraim to walk, — He took them upon his arms, — but they knew not that I healed them.

Douay-Rheims

And I was like a foster father to Ephraim, I carried them in my arms: and they knew not that I healed them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I, I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yet I bound the feet of Ephraim, I took him on my arm; but they knew not that I healed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ συνεπόδισα τὸν Ἐφραὶμ, ἀνέλαβον αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονά μου, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι ἴαμαι αὐτούς.