Hosea 7:8

Hebrew	אֶפְרַ֕יִם בָּעַמִּ֖ים ה֣וּא יִתְבּוֹלָ֑ל אֶפְרַ֛יִם הָיָ֥הplugin-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 עֻגָ֖ה בְּלִ֥י הֲפוּכָֽה
ESV	Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
NIV	“Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat cake not turned over.
NLT	“The people of Israel mingle with godless foreigners, making themselves as worthless as a half-baked cake!
LXX	Εφραιμ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λαοῖς αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) συνανεμείγνυτο Εφραιμ ἐγένετο ἐγκρυφίας οὐ μεταστρεφόμενος
KJV	Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

^{Hosea 7:7 ← Hosea 7:8 → Hosea 7:9}

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