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Hosea 7:8

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

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אֶפְרַ֕יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.בָּעַמִּ֖יםbaamimin peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.ה֣וּאhuas 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.יִתְבּוֹלָ֑לyitbolalmixבָּלַלverb, hithpolel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mix”, an unfinished actionH1101to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodderanoint, confound, [idiom] fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper.אֶפְרַ֛יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.הָיָ֥הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עֻגָ֖הugahcakeעֻגָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cake”, the ordinary formH5692an ash-cake (as round)cake (upon the hearth).בְּלִ֥יbelinotבְּלִיparticle, negative — “not”H1097properly, 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.הֲפוּכָֽהhafukhahchangeהָפַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “change”, a verb used as a describing wordH2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert[idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is become a cake not turned.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ephraim! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.

World English Bible

Ephraim mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

Darby Translation

Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Douay-Rheims

Ephraim himself is mixed among the nations: Ephraim is become as bread baked under the ashes, that is not turned.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is become a cake not turned.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ephraim is mixed among his people; Ephraim became a cake not turned.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐφραὶμ ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς αὐτοῦ συνεμίγνυτο, Ἐφραὶμ ἐγένετο ἐγκρυφίας, οὐ μεταστρεφόμενος.