Passage

Hosea 6.7

Book: Hosea · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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."

"7. But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."

"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)

"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."

"7. But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there."

"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)

"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. ^{and: or, that thy judgments might be, etc} 6. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."

"7. But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. ^{men: or, Adam}"

"8. Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. ^{polluted: or, cunning for} 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. ^{by: Heb. with one shoulder, or, to Shechem} ^{lewdness: or, enormity}" (Hosea 6:5-9, KJV)

YLT (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."

"7. And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me."

"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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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