Hosea 11:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The more they calledקָרְא֖וּ
(ka·re·'u)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
them, The moreכֵּ֚ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
they wentהָלְכ֣וּ
(ha·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
from them; They kept sacrificingיְזַבֵּ֔חוּ
(ye·zab·be·chu,)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
to the Baalsלַבְּעָלִ֣ים
(lab·be·'a·lim)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
And burning incenseיְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃
(ye·kat·te·run.)
6999: to make sacrifices smokedenominative verb from qetoreth
to idols.וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים
(ve·lap·pe·si·lim)
6456: an idol, imagefrom pasal


















KJV Lexicon
As they called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
them so they went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
from them
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
they sacrificed
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
unto Baalim
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
and burned incense
qatar  (kaw-tar')
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship) -- burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).
to graven images
pciyl  (pes-eel')
an idol -- carved (graven) image, quarry.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.

King James Bible
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The more they called them, the more they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

International Standard Version
The more I called out to them, the farther they fled from me; they sacrificed to Baals, burning incense to carved images.

NET Bible
But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The more I called them, the farther they went away. They sacrificed to other gods-the Baals, and they burned incense to idols.

King James 2000 Bible
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
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