Hosea 9:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.

Young's Literal Translation
Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.

King James Bible
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay [even] the beloved [fruit] of their womb.

Hebrew
Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֔יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

is struck down;
הֻכָּ֣ה (huk·kāh)
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

their root
שָׁרְשָׁ֥ם (šā·rə·šām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8328: A root

is withered;
יָבֵ֖שׁ (yā·ḇêš)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither

they cannot bear
יַעֲשׂ֑וּן (ya·‘ă·śūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

fruit.
פְּרִ֣י (pə·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6529: Fruit

Even
גַּ֚ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

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

they bear children,
יֵֽלֵד֔וּן (yê·lê·ḏūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

I will slay
וְהֵמַתִּ֖י (wə·hê·mat·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

the darlings
מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י (ma·ḥă·mad·dê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4261: Delightful, a delight, object of affection, desire

of their wombs.
בִטְנָֽם׃ (ḇiṭ·nām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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