King James Version

Hosea 4:2

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

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אָלֹ֣הaloadjureאָלָהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “adjure”, the verb used for emphasisH422properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecateadjure, curse, swear.וְכַחֵ֔שׁvekhacheshand failכָּחַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, infinitive absolute — “and fail”, the verb used for emphasisH3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.וְרָצֹ֥חַveratsochaand murderרָצַחconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and murder”, the verb used for emphasisH7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderput to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).וְגָנֹ֖בveganovand carry awayגָּנַבconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and carry away”, the verb used for emphasisH1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceivecarry away, [idiom] indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.וְנָאֹ֑ףvenaofand commit adulteryנָאַףconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and commit adultery”, the verb used for emphasisH5003to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatizeadulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.פָּרָ֕צוּparatsvbreakפָּרַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break”, a completed actionH6555to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)[idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge.וְדָמִ֥יםvedamimand blood , innocentדָּםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.בְּדָמִ֖יםbedamimin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.נָגָֽעוּnagavreachנָגַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “reach”, a completed actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery — have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.

World English Bible

There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

Darby Translation

Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, — they break out; and blood toucheth blood.

Douay-Rheims

Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀρὰ, καὶ ψεῦδος, καὶ φόνος καὶ κλοπὴ, καὶ μοιχεία κέχυται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ αἵματα ἐφʼ αἵμασι μίσγουσι.