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Hosea 6:1

Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

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לְכוּ֙lekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, a 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,…וְנָשׁ֣וּבָהvenashuvahand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “and again”, a determination or requestH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֔הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.טָרָ֖ףtarafcatchטָרַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, a completed actionH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּveyirpaenvand cureרָפָאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and cure”, an unfinished actionH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).יַ֖ךְyakhstrikeנָכָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strike”, an unfinished actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּveyachbeshenvand saddleחָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and saddle”, an unfinished actionH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Come, and we turn back unto Jehovah, For He hath torn, and He doth heal us, He doth smite, and He bindeth us up.

World English Bible

“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

Darby Translation

Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Douay-Rheims

In their affliction they will rise early to me: Come, and let us return to the Lord:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for he has torn, and will heal us; he will smite, and bind us up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πορευθῶμεν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωμεν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἥρπακε, καὶ ἰάσεται ἡμᾶς· πατάξει,