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And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. (KJV)

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וְנָמַ֤סּוּve.na.Ma.suand they will melt

Lemma: מָסַס (ma.sas) · Strong's: H4549

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNq3cp)

Meaning: to melt

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 16:21, Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 20:8, Joshua 2:11, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4549; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 1

הֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.Rimthe mountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 2

תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tavunder him

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 3

וְהָעֲמָקִ֖יםve.ha.'a.ma.Kimand the valleys

Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010R

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: valley

Used 36 times. Also: Numbers 14:25, Joshua 8:13, Joshua 10:12, Joshua 13:19, Joshua 13:27, Judges 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6010R; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 4

יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּyit.ba.Ka.'uthey will be cleft

Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to break up/open

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 5

כַּדּוֹנַג֙ka.do.Naglike <the> wax

Lemma: דּוֹנַג (do.nag) · Strong's: H1749

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wax

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 22:14, Psalms 68:2, Psalms 97:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1749; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 6

מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Neifrom before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 7

הָאֵ֔שׁha.'Eshthe fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 8

כְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimlike water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 9

מֻגָּרִ֥יםmu.ga.Rimpoured out

Lemma: נָגַר (na.gar) · Strong's: H5064

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVHsmpa)

Meaning: to pour

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:14, Job 20:28, Psalms 63:10, Psalms 75:8, Psalms 77:2, Jeremiah 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5064; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 10

בְּמוֹרָֽד\׃be.mo.Radon a slope

Lemma: מוֹרָד (mo.rad) · Strong's: H4174

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: descent

Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 7:5, Joshua 10:11, 1 Kings 7:29, Jeremiah 48:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4174; TAHOT Micah 1:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The mountains	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
will melt	→	מָסַס H4549 to melt
beneath Him	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
and the valleys	→	עֵ֫מֶק H6010R valley
will split apart	→	בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open
like wax	→	דּוֹנַג H1749 wax
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
like water	→	מַי H4325G water
rushing down	→	נָגַר H5064 to pour
a slope	→	מוֹרָד H4174 descent

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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