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Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. (KJV)

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וּבֹ֣שׁוּu.Vo.shuand they will be ashamed

Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: be ashamed

Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 1

הַחֹזִ֗יםha.cho.Zimthe seers

Lemma: חֹזֶה (cho.zeh) · Strong's: H2374

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

Meaning: seer

Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 24:11, 2 Kings 17:13, 1 Chronicles 21:9, 1 Chronicles 25:5, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2374; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 2

וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ve.cha.fe.Ruand they will be abashed

Lemma: חָפֵר (cha.pher) · Strong's: H2659

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: be ashamed

Used 17 times. Also: Job 6:20, Psalms 34:5, Psalms 35:4, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:14, Psalms 70:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2659; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 3

הַקֹּ֣סְמִ֔יםha.Ko.se.Mimthose [who] divine

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 3:7 word 4

וְעָט֥וּve.'a.Tuand they will cover

Lemma: עָטָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H5844A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to enwrap

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 13:45, 1 Samuel 28:14, Psalms 71:13, Psalms 84:6, Psalms 89:45, Psalms 104:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5844A; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 5

עַל\־'al-over

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 3:7 word 6

שָׂפָ֖םsa.Fama moustache

Lemma: שָׂפָם (sa.pham) · Strong's: H8222

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

Meaning: mustache

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 13:45, 2 Samuel 19:24, Ezekiel 24:17, Ezekiel 24:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8222; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 7

כֻּלָּ֑םku.Lamall of them

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 8

כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 9

אֵ֥ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 10

מַעֲנֵ֖הma.'a.Neh[will be] an answer of

Lemma: מַעֲנֶה (ma.a.neh) · Strong's: H4617

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: answer

Used 7 times. Also: Job 32:3, Job 32:5, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4617; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 11

אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Micah 3:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the seers	→	חֹזֶה H2374 seer
will be ashamed	→	בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed
and the diviners	→	קָסַם H7080 to divine
will be disgraced	→	חָפֵר H2659 be ashamed
They will all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
cover	→	עָטָה H5844A to enwrap
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
their mouths	→	שָׂפָם H8222 mustache
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
[there is] no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
answer	→	מַעֲנֶה H4617 answer
from God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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