Micah

Micah 1:13

13Harness your chariot horses,

O dweller of Lachish.i

You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion,

for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

Footnotes

  • i 1:13 Lachish sounds like the Hebrew term for team of horses.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Harnessרְתֹ֧םrə·ṯōmVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7573 bind, attach
your chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הham·mer·kā·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4818 chariot
horsesלָרֶ֖כֶשׁlā·re·ḵešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7409 steeds
O dwellerיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyō·wō·še·ḇeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁlā·ḵîšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3923 Lakish
You wereהִיא֙hîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
the beginningרֵאשִׁ֨יתrê·šîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7225 beginning, chief
of sinחַטָּ֥אתḥaṭ·ṭāṯNoun - feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
to the Daughterלְבַת־lə·ḇaṯ-Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןṣî·yō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion
forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֥יpiš·‘êNoun - masculine plural constructH6588 transgression
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim·ṣə·’ūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4672 attain to, find
in youבָ֥ךְḇāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular

Cross-references

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2 Kings 18:17 · Joshua 10:3 · 2 Chronicles 32:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.