Hosea 11:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

Young's Literal Translation
They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

King James Bible
[As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Hebrew
But the more I called
קָרְא֖וּ (qā·rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

them,
לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

the farther
כֵּ֚ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

they departed
הָלְכ֣וּ (hā·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

from Me.
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם (mip·pə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

They sacrificed
יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ (yə·zab·bê·ḥū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

to the Baals
לַבְּעָלִ֣ים (lab·bə·‘ā·lîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

and burned incense
יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃ (yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūn)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

to carved images.
וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים (wə·lap·pə·si·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6456: An idol, image

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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