Micah
Micah 6:3–4
3‘My people, what have I done to you?
Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery.
I sent Moses before you,
as well as Aaron and Miriam.
Word by word
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Micah 6:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My people | עַמִּ֛י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| what | מֶה־ | meh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֥יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| to you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| Testify | עֲנֵ֥ה | ‘ă·nêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| against Me | בִּֽי׃ | bī | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| how | וּמָ֣ה | ū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| I have wearied you | הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ | hel·’ê·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3811 be weary, impatient |
Micah 6:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I brought you up | הֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙ | he·‘ĕ·li·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and redeemed you | פְּדִיתִ֑יךָ | pə·ḏî·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6299 ransom |
| from the house | וּמִבֵּ֥ית | ū·mib·bêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of slavery | עֲבָדִ֖ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| I sent | וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח | wā·’eš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֔יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| as well as Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֥ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| and Miriam | וּמִרְיָֽם׃ | ū·mir·yām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4813 Mirjam |
Cross-references
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Micah 6:3 Jeremiah 2:5 · Isaiah 43:22–23 · Jeremiah 2:31 · Psalm 81:13 · Psalm 50:7 · Romans 3:19 · Romans 3:4–5 · Micah 6:5
Micah 6:4 Exodus 12:51 · Deuteronomy 7:8 · Psalm 136:10–11 · Isaiah 63:9–12 · Exodus 15:20–21 · Exodus 20:2 · Amos 2:10 · 2 Samuel 7:23 · Numbers 12:1 · Jeremiah 32:21 · Acts 7:36 · Deuteronomy 4:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.