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Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. (KJV)
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וְאֶתְמ֗וּלve.'et.Muland yesterday
Lemma: אֶתְמוֹל (et.mol) · Strong's: H0865
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: previously
Used 8 times. Also: 1 Samuel 4:7, 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 14:21, 1 Samuel 19:7, 2 Samuel 5:2, Psalms 90:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0865; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 1
עַמִּי֙'a.Mipeople my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 2
לְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.Yevto an enemy
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 3
יְקוֹמֵ֔םye.ko.Memhe raises up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 4
מִמּ֣וּלmi.Mulfrom in front of
Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4136
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: opposite
Used 36 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 34:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4136; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 5
שַׂלְמָ֔הsal.Maha garment
Lemma: שַׂלְמָה (sal.mah) · Strong's: H8008
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: garment
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Exodus 22:26, Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8008; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 6
אֶ֖דֶר'E.dera mantle
Lemma: אֶ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H0145
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: robe
Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 11:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0145; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 7
תַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.Tunyou strip off !
Lemma: פָּשַׁט (pa.shat) · Strong's: H6584
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to strip
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 37:23, Leviticus 1:6, Leviticus 6:11, Leviticus 16:23, Numbers 20:26, Numbers 20:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6584; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 8
מֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.Rimfrom [those who] pass by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 9
בֶּ֔טַחBe.tachsecurity
Lemma: בֶּ֫טַח (be.tach) · Strong's: H0983
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: security
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 34:25, Leviticus 25:18, Leviticus 25:19, Leviticus 26:5, Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0983; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 10
שׁוּבֵ֖יshu.Vei[those who] return of
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 11
מִלְחָמָֽה\׃mil.cha.Mahwar
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Micah 2:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But of late | → | אֶתְמוֹל H0865 previously |
| My people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| have risen up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| . . . | → | מוּל H4136 opposite |
| like an enemy | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| You strip off | → | פָּשַׁט H6584 to strip |
| the splendid | → | אֶ֫דֶר H0145 robe |
| robe | → | שַׂלְמָה H8008 garment |
| from unsuspecting | → | בֶּ֫טַח H0983 security |
| passersby | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| like men returning | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| from battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
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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