Micah
Micah 4:8
8And you, O watchtower of the flock,
O strongholda of the Daughter of Zion —
the former dominion will be restored to you;
sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- a 4:8 Or hill; Hebrew And you, Migdal-eder, the Ophel
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| O watchtower | מִגְדַּל־ | miḡ·dal- | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4029 Migdal-Eder |
| of the flock | עֵ֗דֶר | ‘ê·ḏer | Noun | H4029 Migdal-Eder |
| O stronghold | עֹ֛פֶל | ‘ō·p̄el | Noun - masculine singular | H6076 mound, hill |
| of the Daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Zion | צִיּ֖וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| the former | הָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה | hā·ri·šō·nāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| dominion | הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙ | ham·mem·šā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4475 rule, dominion, realm |
| will be restored | תֵּאתֶ֑ה | tê·ṯeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H857 come |
| to you | עָדֶ֣יךָ | ‘ā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| sovereignty | מַמְלֶ֖כֶת | mam·le·ḵeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| will come | וּבָאָ֗ה | ū·ḇā·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the Daughter | לְבַ֥ת־ | lə·ḇaṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 1:26 · Revelation 22:5 · Zechariah 9:10 · Zechariah 9:12 · Daniel 2:44 · Obadiah 1:21 · Genesis 35:21 · Mark 12:1 · 2 Samuel 5:7 · Ephesians 1:21 · Psalm 48:12–13 · Numbers 24:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.