Hosea 4:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Young's Literal Translation
Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

King James Bible
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Hebrew
My people
עַמִּ֖י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are destroyed
נִדְמ֥וּ (niḏ·mū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1820: To be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy

for lack
מִבְּלִ֣י (mib·bə·lî)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as

of knowledge.
הַדָּ֑עַת (had·dā·‘aṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

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

you
אַתָּ֞ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have rejected
מָאַ֗סְתָּ (mā·’as·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

knowledge,
הַדַּ֣עַת (had·da·‘aṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

I will also reject you
וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ (wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

as My priests.
מִכַּהֵ֣ן (mik·ka·hên)
Preposition-m | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3547: To officiate as a, priest, to put on regalia

Since you have forgotten
וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ (wat·tiš·kaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

the law
תּוֹרַ֣ת (tō·w·raṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of your God,
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

I
אָֽנִי׃ (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will also
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

forget
אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח (’eš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

your children.
בָּנֶ֖יךָ (bā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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