King James Version

Hosea 6:10

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

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בְּבֵית֙beveytin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.רָאִ֖יתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…שעריריהshryryhhorrible thingשַׁעֲרוּרָהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “horrible thing”, the ordinary formH8186something fearfulhorrible thing.שַׁעֲרֽוּרִיָּ֑הshaaruriyahhorrible thingשַׁעֲרוּרָהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “horrible thing”, the ordinary formH8186something fearfulhorrible thing.שָׁ֚םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.זְנ֣וּתzenutwhoredomזְנוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “whoredom”, the ordinary formH2184adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatrywhoredom.לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםleefrayimto Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.נִטְמָ֖אnitmabe uncleanטָמֵאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be unclean”, a completed actionH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom of Ephraim — defiled is Israel.

World English Bible

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

Darby Translation

In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

Douay-Rheims

I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: the fornications of Ephraim there: Israel is defiled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have seen horrible things there, even the fornication of Ephraim: Israel and Juda are defiled;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πορνείαν τοῦ Ἐφραίμ· ἐμιάνθη Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδα· ἄρχου τρυγᾷν σεαυτῷ,