# Hosea 6.7

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**Book:** [Hosea](/codex/hosea/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. 6. For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
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> **7. But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.**
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> 8. Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood. 9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness. (Hosea 6:5-9, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning. 6. For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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> **7. But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.**
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> 8. Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood. 9. As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. (Hosea 6:5-9, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. <sup>and: or, that thy judgments might be, etc</sup> 6. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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> **7. But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. <sup>men: or, Adam</sup>**
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> 8. Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. <sup>polluted: or, cunning for</sup> 9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. <sup>by: Heb. with one shoulder, or, to Shechem</sup> <sup>lewdness: or, enormity</sup> (Hosea 6:5-9, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth. 6. For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
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> **7. And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.**
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> 8. Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood. 9. And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder, the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done. (Hosea 6:5-9, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Federal Headship](/codex/romans-5-12-21/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.