Hosea 6:9
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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.Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
In other translations
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
Hebrew words
וּכְחַכֵּיukhechakeiand as wait forH2442אִישׁ'isha personH376גְּדוּדִיםgedudimmarauding bandsH1416חֶבֶרcheveran association ofH2269כֹּהֲנִיםkohanimpriestsH3548דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] wayH1870יְרַצְּחוּ־yeratzechu-they murderH7523שֶׁכְמָהshekhmahShechem towardsH7927כִּיkiforH3588זִמָּהzimahwickednessH2154עָשׂוּ׃'asuthey have doneH6213
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