Hosea 3:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”

Young's Literal Translation
and I say unto her, ‘Many days thou dost remain for Me, thou dost not go a-whoring, nor become any one’s; and I also [am] for thee.’

King James Bible
And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for [another] man: so [will] I also [be] for thee.

Hebrew
Then I said
וָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to her,
אֵלֶ֗יהָ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“You must live
תֵּ֣שְׁבִי (tê·šə·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

with me
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

for many
רַבִּים֙ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

days;
יָמִ֤ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

you must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be promiscuous
תִזְנִ֔י (ṯiz·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

or belong to
תִֽהְיִ֖י (ṯih·yî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

another,
לְאִ֑ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I
אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will do the same for you.”
אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ (’ê·lā·yiḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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