Hosea 1:2
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Berean Study Bible
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Young's Literal Translation
The commencement of Jehovah’s speaking by Hosea. And Jehovah saith unto Hosea, ‘Go, take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms, for utterly go a-whoring doth the land from after Jehovah.’

King James Bible
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD.

Hebrew
When the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

first
תְּחִלַּ֥ת (tə·ḥil·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original

spoke
דִּבֶּר־ (dib·ber-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to Hosea,
בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ (bə·hō·wō·šê·a‘)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1954: Hoshea -- 'salvation', the name of several Israelites

He
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

told
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

him,
הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ (hō·wō·šê·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1954: Hoshea -- 'salvation', the name of several Israelites

“Go,
לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

take
קַח־ (qaḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

a prostitute
זְנוּנִים֙ (zə·nū·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2183: Adultery, idolatry

as your
לְךָ֞ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

wife
אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

and have children
וְיַלְדֵ֣י (wə·yal·ḏê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

of adultery,
זְנוּנִ֔ים (zə·nū·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2183: Adultery, idolatry

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this land
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

is flagrantly prostituting itself
זָנֹ֤ה (zā·nōh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

[by departing] from
מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י (mê·’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition-m
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the LORD.”
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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