Micah
Micah 6:5
5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittima to Gilgal,
so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Footnotes
- a 6:5 Or Acacia Grove
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My people | עַמִּ֗י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| remember | זְכָר־ | zə·ḵār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| Balak | בָּלָק֙ | bā·lāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֔ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| counseled | יָּעַ֗ץ | yā·‘aṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| and what | וּמֶה־ | ū·meh- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| Balaam | בִּלְעָ֣ם | bil·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1109 Balaam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Beor | בְּע֑וֹר | bə·‘ō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1160 Beor |
| answered | עָנָ֥ה | ‘ā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Remember | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Shittim | הַשִּׁטִּים֙ | haš·šiṭ·ṭîm | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7851 Shittim |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Gilgal | הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל | hag·gil·gāl | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1537 Gilgal |
| so that | לְמַ֕עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may acknowledge | דַּ֖עַת | da·‘aṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3045 know |
| the righteousness | צִדְק֥וֹת | ṣiḏ·qō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H6666 righteousness |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 5:9–10 · Numbers 25:1 · Judges 5:11 · 2 Peter 2:15 · Joshua 4:19 · Deuteronomy 16:3 · Joshua 24:9–10 · 1 John 1:9 · Jude 1:11 · Psalm 143:11 · Numbers 22:1–25 · Deuteronomy 8:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.