King James Version

Hosea 12:7

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 12:8.

כְּנַ֗עַןkenaanCanaanכְּנַעַןnoun, proper name — “Canaan”H3667Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by himCanaan, merchant, traffick.בְּיָד֛וֹbeyadvoin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […מֹאזְנֵ֥יmoznebalancesמֹאזֵןnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct — “balances”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3976(only in the dual) a pair of scalesbalances.מִרְמָ֖הmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.לַעֲשֹׁ֥קlaashoqto defraudעָשַׁקpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to defraud”, the to-form of the verbH6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflowget deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).אָהֵֽבahevloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-8) As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

Young’s Literal Translation

Canaan! in his hand [are] balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.

World English Bible

A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.

Darby Translation

[He is] a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.

Douay-Rheims

He is like Chanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he hath loved oppression.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-8) As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand. He loveth to oppress.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As for Chanaan, in his hand is a balance of unrighteousness: he has loved to tyrannise.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χαναὰν, ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ζυγὸς ἀδικίας, καταδυναστεύειν ἠγάπησε.