Hosea 12:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

King James Bible
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

Hebrew
But you
וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

must return
תָשׁ֑וּב (ṯā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to your God,
בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ (bê·lō·he·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

maintaining
שְׁמֹ֔ר (šə·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

love
חֶ֤סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

and justice,
וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ (ū·miš·pāṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

and always
תָּמִֽיד׃ (tā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice

waiting
וְקַוֵּ֥ה (wə·qaw·wêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

on
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

your God.
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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