King James Version

Hosea 2:20

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 2:22.

וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְveerastikheand betrothאָרַשׂconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and betroth”, a completed action in a sequenceH781to engage for matrimonybetroth, espouse.לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbeemunahin faithאֱמוּנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in faith”, the ordinary formH530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelityfaith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.וְיָדַ֖עַתְּveyadaatand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and know”, a completed action in a sequenceH3045to 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…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-22) And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And betrothed thee to Me in faithfulness, And thou hast known Jehovah.

World English Bible

I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.

Darby Translation

and I will betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-22) And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and I will betroth thee to myself in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ μνηστεύσομαί σε ἐμαυτῷ ἐν πίστει, καὶ ἐπιγνώσῃ τὸν Κύριον.