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Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. (KJV)
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אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 1
תַּטִּ֖פוּta.Ti.fuyou prophesy
Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to drip/prophesy
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 2
יַטִּיפ֑וּןya.ti.Funthey prophesy !
Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to drip/prophesy
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 3
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 4
יַטִּ֣פוּya.Ti.futhey will prophesy
Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to drip/prophesy
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 5
לָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.lehof these [things]
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 6
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 7
יִסַּ֖גyi.Sagit will be turned back
Lemma: נָסַג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5253
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to remove
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:14, Deuteronomy 27:17, Proverbs 22:28, Proverbs 23:10, Isaiah 59:13, Isaiah 59:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5253; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 8
כְּלִמּֽוֹת\׃ke.li.Motignomini[es]
Lemma: כְּלִמָּה (ke.lim.mah) · Strong's: H3639
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: shame
Used 30 times. Also: Job 20:3, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 44:15, Psalms 69:7, Psalms 69:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3639; TAHOT Micah 2:6 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| preach | → | נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy |
| they preach | → | נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy |
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| preach | → | נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy |
| these things | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| disgrace | → | כְּלִמָּה H3639 shame |
| will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| overtake us | → | נָסַג H5253 to remove |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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