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The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. (KJV)

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טוֹבָ֣םto.Vamgood person their

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 1

כְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dek[is] like a thorn-bush

Lemma: חֵ֫דֶק (che.deq) · Strong's: H2312

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: briar

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2312; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 2

יָשָׁ֖רya.Sharan upright [person]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 3

מִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.Khahmore than a thorn hedge

Lemma: מְסוּכָה (me.su.khah) · Strong's: H4534

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: hedge

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4534; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 4

י֤וֹםYom[the] day of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 7:4 word 5

מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khawatchmen your

Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to watch

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 6

פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.Chapunishment your

Lemma: פְּקֻדָּה (pe.qud.dah) · Strong's: H6486

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: punishment

Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 3:32, Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:16, Numbers 16:29, 2 Kings 11:18, 1 Chronicles 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6486; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 7

בָ֔אָהVa.'ahit has come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 7:4 word 8

עַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 9

תִהְיֶ֖הtih.Yehit will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

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 7:4 word 10

מְבוּכָתָֽם\׃me.vu.kha.Tamconfusion their

Lemma: מְבוּכָה (me.vu.khah) · Strong's: H3998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: confusion

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 22:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3998; TAHOT Micah 7:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The best of them [is]	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
like a brier	→	חֵ֫דֶק H2312 briar
the most upright [is sharper]	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright
than a hedge of thorns	→	מְסוּכָה H4534 hedge
The day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
for your watchmen	→	צָפָה H6822 to watch
has come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
[the day of] your visitation	→	פְּקֻדָּה H6486 punishment
Now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
is [the time]	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
of their confusion	→	מְבוּכָה H3998 confusion

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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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