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Hosea 8:5

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

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זָנַח֙zanachcast awayזָנַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, a completed actionH2186reject, forsake, failcast away (off), remove far away (off).עֶגְלֵ֣ךְeglekhecalfעֵגֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “calf”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)bullock, calf.שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןshomeronSamariaשֹׁמְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Samaria”H8111Shomeron, a place in PalestineSamaria.חָרָ֥הcharahburnחָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “burn”, a completed actionH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).אַפִּ֖יapifaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.בָּ֑םbaminבָּ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inעַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מָתַ֕יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוּכְל֖וּyukhelvbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.נִקָּיֹֽןniqayoncleannessנִקָּיוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cleanness”, the ordinary formH5356clearness (literally or figuratively)cleanness, innocency.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Young’s Literal Translation

Cast off hath thy calf, O Samaria, Burned hath Mine anger against them, Till when are they not capable of purity?

World English Bible

Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?

Darby Translation

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity?

Douay-Rheims

Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off, my wrath is kindled against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπότριψαι τὸν μόσχον σου Σαμάρεια, παρωξύνθη ὁ θυμός μου ἐπʼ αὐτούς· ἕως τίνος οὐ μὴ δύνωνται καθαρισθῆναι