Hosea Chapter 6 verse 9 Holy Bible
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.
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And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.
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And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.
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And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
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As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.
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And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Should be rendered, As a robber lies in wait, so the company of priests murder on the road to Shechem; yea, they execute the plot. Shechem, charged with historic interest (Genesis to Judges), is also a city of refuge, a Levitical city, on the road to Bethel, where the priests of the calves resided. (Comp. Hosea 5:1.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewLike raidersגְּדוּדִ֗ים (gə·ḏū·ḏîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1416: A band, troopwho lie in ambush,וּכְחַכֵּ֨י (ū·ḵə·ḥak·kê)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 2442: To adhere to, to await[so does] a bandחֶ֚בֶר (ḥe·ḇer)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2267: Company, association, spellof priests;כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים (kō·hă·nîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3548: Priestthey murderיְרַצְּחוּ־ (yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murderon the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ)Noun - common singularStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actionto Shechem;שֶׁ֑כְמָה (šeḵ·māh)Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamorsurelyכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthey have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃ (‘ā·śū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeatrocities.זִמָּ֖ה (zim·māh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2154: A plan, device, wickednessJump to PreviousAmbush Band Banded Bands Commit Committed Committing Company Consent Crimes Design Enormity Evil Lewdness Murder Priests Quickly Raiders Robbers Secretly Shameful Shechem Surely Thieves Together Troops Villainy Wait Waiting Watching Way Working
