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Hosea 8:9

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…הֵ֨מָּה֙hemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.עָל֣וּalvascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).פֶּ֖רֶאperewildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).בּוֹדֵ֣דbodedaloneבָּדַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “alone”, a verb used as a describing wordH909to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitaryalone.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֶפְרַ֖יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.הִתְנ֥וּhitnvhireתָּנָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hire”, a completed actionH8566to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)hire.אֲהָבִֽיםahavimloveאַהַבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “love”, the ordinary formH158affection (in a good or a bad sense)love(-r).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they — they have gone up [to] Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself [is] Ephraim, They have hired lovers!

World English Bible

For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

Darby Translation

For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Douay-Rheims

For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they have gone up to the Assyrians: Ephraim has been strengthened against himself; they loved gifts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἀνέβησαν εἰς Ἀσσυρίους· ἀνέθαλε καθʼ ἑαυτὸν Ἐφραίμ· δῶρα ἠγάπησαν,