Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is smitten, the root of them is dried up; they shall not make fruit. That though they engender, I shall slay the most loved things of their womb.Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
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Ko hai
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- מַחְמָדmachmâddelightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire
- שֶׁרֶשׁsheresha root (literally or figuratively)
- יָבֵשׁyâbêshto be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither
- פְּרִיpᵉrîyfruit (literally or figuratively)
- אֶפְרַיִםʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- יָלַדyâladto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- מוּתmûwthto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
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