Hosea 8:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.

Young's Literal Translation
Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.

King James Bible
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

Hebrew
Though
גַּ֛ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

they hire allies
יִתְנ֥וּ (yiṯ·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8566: To present, bargain with

among the nations,
בַגּוֹיִ֖ם (ḇag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

I will now
עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

round them up,
אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם (’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

and they will begin
וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ (way·yā·ḥêl·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

to diminish
מְּעָ֔ט (mə·‘āṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

under the oppression
מִמַּשָּׂ֖א (mim·maś·śā)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire

of the king
מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

of princes.
שָׂרִֽים׃ (śā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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