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And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. (KJV)
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וְרָע֞וּve.ra.'Uand they will shepherd
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 2
אֶ֤רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 3
אַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 4
בַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revwith the sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 6
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 7
נִמְרֹ֖דnim.RodNimrod
Lemma: נִמְרֹד (nim.rod) · Strong's: H5248
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nimrod
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, 1 Chronicles 1:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5248; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 8
בִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָbif.ta.Chei.haat entrances its
Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: entrance
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 9
וְהִצִּיל֙ve.hi.Tziland he will deliver [us]
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 10
מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּרme.'a.Shurfrom Assyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 11
כִּֽי\־ki-if
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 5:6 word 12
יָב֣וֹאya.Vo'it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 13
בְאַרְצֵ֔נוּve.'ar.Tze.nuin land our
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 14
וְכִ֥יve.Khiand for
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 5:6 word 15
יִדְרֹ֖ךְyid.Rokhit will tread
Lemma: דָּרַךְ (da.rakh) · Strong's: H1869
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to tread
Used 62 times. Also: Numbers 24:17, Deuteronomy 1:36, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1869; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 16
בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ\׃\ \סbig.vu.Le.nuin territory our
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: boundary
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Micah 5:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And they will rule | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| with the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of Nimrod | → | נִמְרֹד H5248 Nimrod |
| with the blade drawn | → | פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance |
| So He will deliver us | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
| when | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| invades | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| our land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| marches | → | דָּרַךְ H1869 to tread |
| into our borders | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
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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