Hosea 3 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Yahawah () amar (spoke) to me, “yalak (go) again, ahab (love) a ayashah (woman / wife) ahab (love) by rai (neigbor/another person), and an naap (adulteress), even as Yahawah () ahabah (loves) the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel), though they panah (turn) to other Alahayam (), and ahab (love) cakes of raisins.”

2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of kasap (silver) and a chamar (homer) and a lathak (half) of shairah (barley).

3 I amar (said) to her, “You shall stay with me many yamayam (days). You shall not zanah (play) the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other ayash (man / husband). I will also be so toward you.”

4 For the banay (my son) of Yashar-Al (Israel) shall live many yamayam (days) without malak (king), and without shar (prince / ruler), and without zabach (sacrifice), and without sacred matzabah (stone), and without apawad (ephod) or tharapayam (idols).

5 Afterward the banay (children) of Yashar-Al (Israel) shall shawab (turn back / repent), and baqash (seek) Yahawah () their Alahayam (), and Dawad (David) their malak (king), and shall come with trembling to Yahawah () and to his tawab (good / proper function) in the acharayath (last) yamayam (days).