Hosea 4:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

Young's Literal Translation
On tops of the mountains they do sacrifice, And on the hills they make perfume, Under oak, and poplar, and terebinth, For good [is] its shade.

King James Bible
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof [is] good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Hebrew
They sacrifice
יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ (yə·zab·bê·ḥū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the mountaintops
רָאשֵׁ֨י (rā·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7218: The head

and burn offerings
יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ (yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

on
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the hills,
הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ (hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1389: A hillock

under
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

oak,
אַלּ֧וֹן (’al·lō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 437: An oak, other strong tree

poplar,
וְלִבְנֶ֛ה (wə·liḇ·neh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3839: Some sort of whitish tree, the storax

and terebinth,
וְאֵלָ֖ה (wə·’ê·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 424: An oak, other strong tree

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

their shade
צִלָּ֑הּ (ṣil·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6738: A shadow

is pleasant.
ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

And so
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your daughters
בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם (bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

turn to prostitution
תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙ (tiz·ne·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

and your daughters-in-law
וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (wə·ḵal·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

to adultery.
תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃ (tə·nā·’ap̄·nāh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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