Hosea 4:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath been, like people, like priest, And I have charged on it its ways, And its habitual doings I return to it.

King James Bible
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

Hebrew
And it shall be
וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like people,
כָעָ֖ם (ḵā·‘ām)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

like priest.
כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן (kak·kō·hên)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

I will punish
וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י (ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

both of them
עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

for their ways
דְּרָכָ֔יו (də·rā·ḵāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

and repay
אָשִׁ֥יב (’ā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

them
לֽוֹ׃ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

for their deeds.
וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו (ū·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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