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Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

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נִדְמ֥וּnidmvbe cut downדָּמָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be cut down”, a completed actionH1820to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroycease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.עַמִּ֖יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מִבְּלִ֣יmiblifrom notבְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from not”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.הַדָּ֑עַתhadaatthe cunningדַּעַתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַתָּ֞הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.הַדַּ֣עַתhadaatthe cunningדַּעַתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).מָאַ֗סְתָּmaastaabhorמָאַסverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙veemasekhaand abhorמָאַסconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and abhor”, an unfinished actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.מִכַּהֵ֣ןmikahenfrom deckכָּהַןpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “from deck”, the to-form of the verbH3547to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regaliadeck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙vatishkachand forgetשָׁכַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and forget”, the next action in the storyH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.תּוֹרַ֣תtoratlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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.אֶשְׁכַּ֥חeshkachforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.בָּנֶ֖יךָbaneykhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אָֽנִיanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to Me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

World English Bible

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Darby Translation

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

Douay-Rheims

My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My people are like as if they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt not minister as priest to me: and as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡμοιώθη ὁ λαός μου, ὡς οὐκ ἔχων γνῶσιν· ὅτι σὺ ἐπίγνωσιν ἀπώσω, κᾀγὼ ἀπώσομαί σε, τοῦμὴ ἱερατεύειν μοι· καὶ ἐπελάθου νόμον Θεοῦ σου, κᾀγὼ ἐπιλήσομαι τέκνων σου.