Micah
Micah 5:3
3Therefore Israel will be abandoned
until she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of His brothers will return
to the children of Israel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֣ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| will be abandoned | יִתְּנֵ֔ם | yit·tə·nêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| she who is in labor | יוֹלֵדָ֖ה | yō·w·lê·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| has given birth | יָלָ֑דָה | yā·lā·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| then the rest | וְיֶ֣תֶר | wə·ye·ṯer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| of His brothers | אֶחָ֔יו | ’e·ḥāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| will return | יְשׁוּב֖וּן | yə·šū·ḇūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the children | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 12:1–2 · Matthew 1:21 · Romans 9:27–28 · Micah 4:7 · Micah 4:9–10 · Isaiah 10:20–21 · Hosea 11:8 · Hosea 2:14 · Micah 7:13 · Hebrews 1:11–12 · Romans 11:4–6 · Hosea 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.