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And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. (KJV)
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וְהָיָה֩ve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 1
שְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant of
Lemma: שְׁאֵרִית (she.e.rit) · Strong's: H7611
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: remnant
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 45:7, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Kings 19:31, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 4:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7611; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 2
יַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 3
בַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.Yimamong the nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 4
בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revin [the] midst of
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 5
עַמִּ֣ים'a.Mimpeoples
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 5:8 word 6
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 7
כְּאַרְיֵה֙ke.'ar.Yehlike a lion
Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lion
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 8
בְּבַהֲמ֣וֹתbe.va.ha.Motamong [the] animals of
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 9
יַ֔עַרYa.'ar[the] forest
Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wood
Used 48 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3293A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 10
כִּכְפִ֖ירkikh.Firlike a young lion
Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lion
Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 11
בְּעֶדְרֵיbe.'ed.rei-among flocks of
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: flock
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 12
צֹ֑אןTzonsheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 13
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 14
אִם'imif
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 15
עָבַ֛ר'a.Varit has passed through
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 5:8 word 16
וְרָמַ֥סve.ra.Masand it tramples
Lemma: רָמַס (ra.mas) · Strong's: H7429
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to trample
Used 19 times. Also: 2 Kings 7:17, 2 Kings 7:20, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7429; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 17
וְטָרַ֖ףve.ta.Rafand it tears
Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to tear
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 37:33, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Micah 5:8 word 18
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there 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 5:8 word 19
מַצִּֽיל\׃ma.Tzil[is] a deliverer
Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
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 5:8 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the remnant | → | שְׁאֵרִית H7611 remnant |
| of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| among the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| in the midst | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| of many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| peoples | → | עַם H5971A people |
| like a lion | → | אַרְיֵה H0738B lion |
| among the beasts | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| of the forest | → | יַ֫עַר H3293A wood |
| like a young lion | → | כְּפִיר H3715A lion |
| among flocks | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock |
| of sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| tramples | → | רָמַס H7429 to trample |
| and tears | → | טָרַף H2963 to tear |
| as | → | אִם H0518A if |
| it passes through | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| with no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| one to rescue them | → | נָצַל H5337 to rescue |
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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