King James Version

Hosea 14:6

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 14:7.

יֵֽלְכוּ֙yelekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, a wish or indirect commandH3212to 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,…יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יוyoneqotayvbranchיוֹנֶקֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “branch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3127a sprout(tender) branch, young twig.וִיהִ֥יvihiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כַזַּ֖יִתkhazayitas oliveזַיִתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as olive”, the ordinary formH2132an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berryolive (tree, -yard), Olivet.הוֹד֑וֹhodvobeautyהוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1935grandeur (i.e. an imposing form and appearance)beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.וְרֵ֥יחַֽvereychaand savourרֵיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and savour”, the ordinary formH7381odor (as if blown)savour, scent, smell.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toכַּלְּבָנֽוֹןkalvanonas Lebanonלְבָנוֹןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “as Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(14-7) His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

World English Bible

His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.

Darby Translation

His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Douay-Rheims

I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(14-7) His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His branches shall spread, and he shall be as a fruitful olive, and his smell shall be as the smell of Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πορεύσονται οἱ κλάδοι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσται ὡς ἐλαία κατάκαρπος, καὶ ἡ ὀσφρασία αὐτοῦ ὡς Λιβάνου.