King James Version

Hosea 12:5

Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 12:6.

וַֽיהוָ֖הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.הַצְּבָא֑וֹתhatsvaotthe armyצָבָאdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).זִכְרֽוֹzikhrvomemorialזֵכֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “memorial”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2143a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemorationmemorial, memory, remembrance, scent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-6) But the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is His name.

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American Standard Version (1901)

even Jehovah, the God of hosts; Jehovah is his memorial name .

Young’s Literal Translation

Even Jehovah, God of the Hosts, Jehovah [is] His memorial.

World English Bible

even Yahweh, the God of Armies. Yahweh is his name of renown!

Darby Translation

— even Jehovah, the God of hosts, — Jehovah is his memorial.

Douay-Rheims

Even the Lord the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-6) But the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD is His name.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ἔσται μνημόσυνον αὐτοῦ.