Micah 6:9 Go deeper
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The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (KJV)
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ק֤וֹלKol[the] voice of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 1
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 2
לָעִ֣ירla.'Irto the city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 3
יִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'it calls out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 4
וְתוּשִׁיָּ֖הve.tu.shi.Yahand success
Lemma: תּוּשִׁיָּה (tu.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H8454
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 11 times. Also: Job 5:12, Job 6:13, Job 11:6, Job 12:16, Job 26:3, Proverbs 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8454; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 5
יִרְאֶ֣הyir.'Ehit will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 6
שְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaname your
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 7
שִׁמְע֥וּshim.'Uhear
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 8
מַטֶּ֖הma.TehO tribe
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 9
וּמִ֥יu.Miand whoever
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 10
יְעָדָֽהּ\׃ye.'a.Dahhe appointed it
Lemma: יָעַד (ya.ad) · Strong's: H3259
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to appoint
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 29:42, Exodus 29:43, Exodus 30:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3259; TAHOT Micah 6:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| calls out | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| to the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and it is sound wisdom | → | תּוּשִׁיָּה H8454 wisdom |
| to fear | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Your name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Heed | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| the rod | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| and the One | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| who ordained it | → | יָעַד H3259 to appoint |
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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