en_tn_lite_do_not_use/hos/13/02.md

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Now they sin more and more

Here "they" refers to the tribe of Ephraim and the entire nation of Israel, who followed Ephraim's example.

These men who sacrifice kiss calves

Part of idol worship was kissing idol figures that were images of calves. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)