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Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. (KJV)
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תִּתֵּ֤ןti.Tenyou will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414P
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to give: do
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 19:28, Leviticus 20:15, Leviticus 24:19, Numbers 20:19, Psalms 50:20, Psalms 104:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414P; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 1
אֱמֶת֙'e.Metfaithfulness
Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: truth: faithful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 34:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0571G; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 2
לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.Koto Jacob
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 7:20 word 3
חֶ֖סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyalty
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 4
לְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.Hamto Abraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 5
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
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 7:20 word 6
נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnish.Ba'.tayou swore
Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNp2ms)
Meaning: to swear
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 7
לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuto fathers our
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 8
מִ֥ימֵיMi.meifrom days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 9
קֶֽדֶם\׃Ke.demantiquity
Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: front: old
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Micah 7:20 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You will show | → | נָתַן H5414P to give: do |
| faithfulness | → | אֱמֶת H0571G truth: faithful |
| to Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| and loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
| to Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| as | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| You swore | → | שָׁבַע H7650 to swear |
| to our fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| from the days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of old | → | קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old |
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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