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Hosea 5:8

Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.

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תִּקְע֤וּtiqvblowתָּקַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “blow”, a commandH8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.שׁוֹפָר֙shofarcornetשׁוֹפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cornet”, the ordinary formH7782a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horncornet, trumpet.בַּגִּבְעָ֔הbagivahin the hillגִּבְעָהpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in the hill”H1390Gibah; the name of three places in PalestineGibeah, the hill.חֲצֹצְרָ֖הchatsotserahtrumpetחֲצֹצְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trumpet”, the ordinary formH2689a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)trumpet(-er).בָּרָמָ֑הbaramahin Ramahרָמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Ramah”H7414Ramah, the name of four places in PalestineRamah.הָרִ֨יעוּ֙harivshoutרוּעַverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “shout”, a commandH7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.בֵּ֣יתbeytBeth-avenבֵּית אָוֶןnoun, proper name — “Beth-aven”H1007Beth-Aven, a place in PalestineBeth-aven.אָ֔וֶןavenBeth-avenבֵּית אָוֶןnoun, proper name — “Beth-aven”H1007Beth-Aven, a place in PalestineBeth-aven.אַחֲרֶ֖יךָachareykhaafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…בִּנְיָמִֽיןbinyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah; sound an alarm at Beth-aven: 'Behind thee, O Benjamin!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.

Young’s Literal Translation

Blow ye a cornet in Gibeah, a trumpet in Ramah, Shout, O Beth-Aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

World English Bible

“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

Darby Translation

Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; cry aloud [at] Beth-aven: behind thee, O Benjamin!

Douay-Rheims

Blow ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trumpet in Rama: howl ye in Bethaven, behind thy back, O Benjamin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah; sound an alarm at Beth-aven: 'Behind thee, O Benjamin!'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Blow ye the trumpet on the hills, sound aloud on the heights: proclaim in the house of On, Benjamin is amazed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σαλπίσατε σάλπιγγι ἐπὶ τοὺς βουνοὺς, ἠχήσατε ἐπὶ τῶν ὑψηλῶν, κηρύξατε ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Ὦν, ἐξέστη Βενιαμὶν,