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OET interlinear HOS 9:10

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. כַּ,עֲנָבִים
    2. 522910,522911
    3. like grapes
    4. grapes
    5. 6025
    6. S-R,Ncmpa
    7. like,grapes
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365461
    1. בַּ,מִּדְבָּר
    2. 522912,522913
    3. in wilderness
    4. wilderness on
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. in,wilderness
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365462
    1. מָצָאתִי
    2. 522914
    3. I found
    4. found
    5. 4672
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    7. I_found
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365463
    1. יִשְׂרָאֵל
    2. 522915
    3. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    4. Yisrael
    5. 3478
    6. O-Np
    7. Israel
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365464
    1. כְּ,בִכּוּרָה
    2. 522916,522917
    3. like an early fig
    4. fruit
    5. 1063
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    7. like,an_early_fig
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365465
    1. בִ,תְאֵנָה
    2. 522918,522919
    3. on a fig tree
    4. fig tree
    5. 8384
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    7. on,a_fig_tree
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365466
    1. בְּ,רֵאשִׁיתָ,הּ
    2. 522920,522921,522922
    3. at beginning of its
    4. its season
    5. 7225
    6. S-R,Ncfsc,Sp3fs
    7. at,beginning_of,its
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365467
    1. רָאִיתִי
    2. 522923
    3. I saw
    4. saw
    5. 7200
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    7. I_saw
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365468
    1. אֲבוֹתֵי,כֶם
    2. 522924,522925
    3. ancestors of your(pl)
    4. ancestors
    5. 1
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    7. ancestors_of,your(pl)
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365469
    1. הֵמָּה
    2. 522926
    3. they
    4. -
    5. 1992
    6. S-Pp3mp
    7. they
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365470
    1. בָּאוּ
    2. 522927
    3. they came
    4. came
    5. 935
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    7. they_came
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365471
    1. בַֽעַל
    2. 522928
    3. Baˊal
    4. -
    6. S-Np
    7. Baal
    8. -
    9. Person=Baal; Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365472
    2. 522929
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 365473
    1. פְּעוֹר
    2. 522930
    3. Pəˊōr
    4. -
    5. 1187
    6. S-Np
    7. Peor
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365474
    1. וַ,יִּנָּזְרוּ
    2. 522931,522932
    3. and they separated themselves
    4. But themselves
    6. SV-C,VNw3mp
    7. and,they_separated_themselves
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365475
    1. לַ,בֹּשֶׁת
    2. 522933,522934
    3. to shame
    4. shameful
    5. 1322
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    7. to,shame
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365476
    1. וַ,יִּהְיוּ
    2. 522935,522936
    3. and they were
    4. -
    5. 1961
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    7. and=they_were
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365477
    1. שִׁקּוּצִים
    2. 522937
    3. detestable things
    4. detestable
    5. 8251
    6. O-Ncmpa
    7. detestable_things
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365478
    1. כְּ,אָהֳבָ,ם
    2. 522938,522939,522940
    3. according to their love
    4. loved
    5. 157
    6. VS-R,Vqc,Sp3mp
    7. according,to,their_love
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365479
    2. 522941
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 365480

OET (OET-LV) like_grapes in_wilderness I_found Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) like_an_early_fig on_a_fig_tree at_beginning_of_its I_saw ancestors_of_your(pl) they they_came Baˊal Pəˊōr and_they_separated_themselves to_shame and_they_were detestable_things according_to_their_love.

OET (OET-RV) I found Yisrael like someone finding grapes there in the wilderness.
 ⇔ ≈ Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your ancestors.
 ⇔ But they came to Baal-Peor and they devoted themselves to that shameful thing.
 ⇔ ≈ They became detestable like that which they loved.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:10–17: The sins of the Israelites and the response of the LORD

This section describes the joyful beginning of the LORD’s relationship with the people of Israel and the shocking way that they responded by betraying him. Because of their sin and betrayal, it is necessary for the LORD to judge them.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Israel’s Sin and Its Consequences (GNT)

Sin’s Terrible Results (CEV)

Paragraph 9:10–13 and 9:14

In the BSB and some other versions, 9:10–14 are one paragraph. TN will divide 9:10–14 into two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, the LORD is the speaker. He contrasts his love toward Israel with Israel’s betrayal of him in return. In the second paragraph, Hosea offers a prayer to the LORD in response to the LORD’s words.

9:10a

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.

9:10b

I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season.

9:10a–b

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

10a I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.

10b I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season.

The underlined parts refer to the time when Israel was a young nation. The parts in bold print are similes that compare the LORD’s delight with them to the delight of a person who finds delicious fruit that he was not expecting to find.

I found Israel…I saw your fathers: These parallel phrases refer to the time in the desert of Sinai when the LORD chose Israel to be his people. The second phrase clarifies that he chose their fathers, meaning their “ancestors.”Keil (page 124). Make sure that your translation does not imply that the people were lost or that the LORD did not know where they were and was looking for them.

Here are some other ways to translate these parallel phrases:

I came upon Israel…I looked on their forefathers with joy (REB)

When I first found Israel…When I first saw your ancestors (GNT)

like grapes in the wilderness…as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season: Both these similes describe uncommon situations that give pleasure to a traveler or to any person who discovers them. Grapes do not usually grow in a desert, and the figs that appear early in the season or in the tree’s first year (see interpretation below) are more delicious and less common than figs that ripen later.Wood (page 206) and McComiskey (page 148).

Here are some other ways to translate these parallel similes:

it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert…it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season (NLT)

It was like finding grapes in the desert…like seeing early fruit on a fig tree (NJB)

There are two main interpretations of the phrase that the BSB translates as firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season:

  1. This phrase means the first figs of the season that appear on the tree in late spring or early summer.Davies (page 223) and Macintosh (page 360). That fruit ripens on sprouts of the previous year. These figs are especially delicious. The more common figs appear in late summer on new sprouts.Stuart (page 151). For example:

    it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season (GNT) (GNT, GW, NIV, NLT, NJB)

  2. This phrase means the very first year/season that the fig tree bears fruit.McComiskey (page 148), Andersen and Freedman (page 540), Hubbard (page 164), and Keil (page 124). These words imply that the tree is five or six years old.Hubbard (page 164). For example:

    Like the first fruit on the fig tree, in its first season (NRSV) (BSB, ESV, KJV, NASB, NET, NRSV)

Some versions are ambiguous and have not been listed above. TNN follows interpretation (1). However, either interpretation is acceptable and makes good sense in this context.

9:10c

But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame;

But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame: The relationship between the LORD and Israel changed when the people came to Baal-peor, located at “Mount Peor” (GNT). There the people turned away from the LORD to worship Baal. (See Numbers 25:1–11.)

This verse part contrasts strongly with 9:10a–b.The Masoretic Text has the pronoun “they” here. Literally it is “they they-came Baal Peor.” Macintosh (page 362) identifies the function of the pronoun as a strong adversative. In 9:10a–b, the LORD was delighted with the people of Israel. Here in 9:10c–d, he was disgusted with them.Stuart (page 151). Many English versions indicate the contrast with the word But. Use a natural way in your language to indicate a contrast.

and consecrated themselves to Shame: The LORD used the negative term Shame as the name of the idol Baal.Stuart (page 151), Dearman (pages 251–252), Davies (page 226), Macintosh (page 360), Hubbard (page 164), Andersen and Freedman (page 541), McComiskey (page 148), Wood (page 206), and Keil (page 124). See also Jeremiah 11:13.

Here are some other ways to translate the name of the idol:

thing of shame (ESV)

shameful idol (NIV)

It is recommended that you add a footnote to explain that the LORD substituted the word Shame for the name “Baal.” For example:

Here the LORD used the word “Shame” as the name of the idol Baal.

9:10d

so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

so they became as detestable as the thing they loved: This clause means that the people of Israel became as detestable as the Baal idol that they loved.Macintosh (page 361), McComiskey (page 148), Davies (page 227), and Dearman (pages 251–252).

In some contexts, the term “Baal” can refer to more than one idol (see the note on 2:13a). That may be true here as well. English versions translate this term in two ways. Either way is acceptable:

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

כַּ⁠עֲנָבִ֣ים בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּ֗ר מָצָ֨אתִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

like,grapes in,wilderness found Yisrael

This seems to be the beginning of what Yahweh said. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could mark that this is a direct quote of Yahweh that continues through the end of the chapter except for a few verses that are probably the prophet speaking as modeled in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠עֲנָבִ֣ים בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּ֗ר מָצָ֨אתִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

like,grapes in,wilderness found Yisrael

The point of this comparison is that just as grapes in the wilderness would be a delightful and unexpected discovery for a weary traveler, so Israel was a delight to Yahweh when he first chose them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [When I found and chose Israel, it was as pleasing to me as finding grapes in the wilderness]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲבֽוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֑ם

ancestors_of,your(pl)

Yahweh is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your forefathers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וַ⁠יִּהְי֥וּ שִׁקּוּצִ֖ים כְּ⁠אָהֳבָֽ⁠ם

and=they_were detestable according,to,their_love

The point of this comparison is that just as the idol they loved was detestable to God, so the people who worshiped it became abominations themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and they became as abominable as the idols they loved]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠בִכּוּרָ֤ה בִ⁠תְאֵנָה֙ בְּ⁠רֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔⁠הּ רָאִ֖יתִי אֲבֽוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֑ם

like,an_early_fig on,a_fig_tree at,beginning_of,its saw ancestors_of,your(pl)

The point of this comparison is that just as the first fruit on the fig tree in its beginning is especially valued and eagerly anticipated, so Yahweh valued the early fathers when he first chose them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I chose your fathers and greatly valued them]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ לַ⁠בֹּ֔שֶׁת

and,they_separated_themselves to,shame

Here, the shame represents the idol Baal, which Yahweh considers shameful. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and they devoted themselves to that shameful idol]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

הֵ֜מָּה בָּ֣אוּ

they(emph) they_went

Yahweh is stating the pronoun They separately, even though the verb translated they came already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize the contrast between the delight he took in their ancestors and his sadness at their subsequent unfaithfulness. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the emphasis here. Alternate translation: [They themselves came to]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בָּ֣אוּ בַֽעַל־פְּע֗וֹר

they_went Baˊal- -peor

The phrase they came to Baal Peor refers to the events of [Numbers 25:1-18](../../num/25/01.md). The speaker is pointing out the turning point when the people that Yahweh had chosen turned away from worshiping him to worshiping false gods. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information in a footnote.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. like grapes
    2. grapes
    3. 3418,5734
    5. 522910,522911
    6. S-R,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365461
    1. in wilderness
    2. wilderness on
    3. 846,4057
    5. 522912,522913
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365462
    1. I found
    2. found
    3. 4733
    5. 522914
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365463
    1. Yisrāʼēl/(Israel)
    2. Yisrael
    3. 3077
    5. 522915
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365464
    1. like an early fig
    2. fruit
    3. 3418,949
    5. 522916,522917
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365465
    1. on a fig tree
    2. fig tree
    3. 846,8152
    5. 522918,522919
    6. S-R,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365466
    1. at beginning of its
    2. its season
    3. 846,7148,1978
    5. 522920,522921,522922
    6. S-R,Ncfsc,Sp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365467
    1. I saw
    2. saw
    3. 7240
    5. 522923
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365468
    1. ancestors of your(pl)
    2. ancestors
    3. 613,1978
    5. 522924,522925
    6. O-Ncmpc,Sp2mp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365469
    1. they
    2. -
    3. 1877
    5. 522926
    6. S-Pp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365470
    1. they came
    2. came
    3. 1274
    5. 522927
    6. V-Vqp3cp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365471
    1. Baˊal
    2. -
    3. 1120
    5. 522928
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Baal; Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365472
    1. Pəˊōr
    2. -
    3. 1120
    5. 522930
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365474
    1. and they separated themselves
    2. But themselves
    3. 1987,5150
    5. 522931,522932
    6. SV-C,VNw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365475
    1. to shame
    2. shameful
    3. 3705,1265
    5. 522933,522934
    6. S-Rd,Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365476
    1. and they were
    2. -
    3. 1987,1929
    5. 522935,522936
    6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365477
    1. detestable things
    2. detestable
    3. 7613
    5. 522937
    6. O-Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365478
    1. according to their love
    2. loved
    3. 3418,643,1978
    5. 522938,522939,522940
    6. VS-R,Vqc,Sp3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-760; TProphecies_of_Hosea
    10. 365479

OET (OET-LV) like_grapes in_wilderness I_found Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) like_an_early_fig on_a_fig_tree at_beginning_of_its I_saw ancestors_of_your(pl) they they_came Baˊal Pəˊōr and_they_separated_themselves to_shame and_they_were detestable_things according_to_their_love.

OET (OET-RV) I found Yisrael like someone finding grapes there in the wilderness.
 ⇔ ≈ Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your ancestors.
 ⇔ But they came to Baal-Peor and they devoted themselves to that shameful thing.
 ⇔ ≈ They became detestable like that which they loved.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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