Hosea 2:1

Hebrew	וְֽ֠הָיָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 מִסְפַּ֤ר בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כְּח֣וֹל הַיָּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא יִמַּ֖ד וְלֹ֣א יִסָּפֵ֑ר וְֽ֠הָיָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 בִּמְק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא עַמִּ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם יֵאָמֵ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י אֵֽל חָֽי
ESV	Say to your brothers, “You are my people,” and to your sisters, “You have received mercy.”
NIV	“Say of your brothers, 'My people,' and of your sisters, 'My loved one.'
NLT	“In that day you will call your brothers Ammi– 'My people.' And you will call your sisters Ruhamah– 'The ones I love.'
LXX	εἴπατε τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀδελφῷ ὑμῶν Λαόςμου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό greek Meaning: * The The definite article. Forms Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ ἀδελφῇ ὑμῶν Ἠλεημένη
KJV	Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

^{Hosea 1:11 ← Hosea 2:1 → Hosea 2:2}

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