Micah 3:6 Go deeper

← Micah 3 · ← verse 5 · verse 7 →

Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> therefore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 1

לַ֤יְלָהLay.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 2

מֵֽחָז֔וֹןme.cha.Zonfrom vision

Lemma: חָזוֹן (cha.zon) · Strong's: H2377

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

Meaning: vision

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 32:32, Psalms 89:19, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 1:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2377; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 3

וְחָשְׁכָ֥הve.cha.she.Khahand it will grow dark

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 4

מִקְּסֹ֑םmi.ke.Somfrom divining

Lemma: קָסַם (qa.sam) · Strong's: H7080

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to divine

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:10, Deuteronomy 18:14, Joshua 13:22, 1 Samuel 6:2, 2 Kings 17:17, Isaiah 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7080; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 5

וּבָ֤אָהu.Va.'ahand it will go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): (sun)set

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 28:11, Exodus 17:12, Deuteronomy 16:6, Deuteronomy 23:11, Deuteronomy 24:13, Deuteronomy 24:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935K; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 6

הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

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

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 8

הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophets

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 9

וְקָדַ֥רve.ka.Darand it will be dark

Lemma: קָדַר (qa.dar) · Strong's: H6937

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: be dark

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:45, Job 5:11, Job 6:16, Job 30:28, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6937; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 10

עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 11

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Micah 3:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	כֵּן H3651C so
night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
will come over you	→
without visions	→	חָזוֹן H2377 vision
and darkness	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken
without divination	→	קָסַם H7080 to divine
The sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
will set	→	בּוֹא H0935K to come (in): (sun)set
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
these prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
and the daylight	→	יוֹם H3117G day
will turn black	→	קָדַר H6937 be dark
over them	→	עַל H5921A upon

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes