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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. (KJV)
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר'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 6:12 word 1
עֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.harich [people] its
Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: rich
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 2
מָלְא֣וּmal.'Uthey are full
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 3
חָמָ֔סcha.Masviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 4
וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haand inhabitants its
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 5
דִּבְּרוּ\־di.be.ru-they speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 6
שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehood
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: deception
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 7
וּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.Namand tongue their
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue
Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 8
רְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.Yah[is] deceit
Lemma: רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) · Strong's: H7423A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: deceit
Used 10 times. Also: Job 13:7, Job 27:4, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 78:57, Psalms 101:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7423A; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 9
בְּפִיהֶֽם\׃be.fi.Hemin mouth their
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Micah 6:12 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| the wealthy of the city | → | עָשִׁיר H6223 rich |
| are full of | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| and its residents | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| lies | → | שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception |
| their tongues | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue |
| are deceitful | → | רְמִיָּה H7423A deceit |
| in their mouths | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
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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