Micah

Micah 6:6–8

6With what shall I come before the LORD

when I bow before the God on high?

Should I come to Him with burnt offerings,

with year-old calves?

7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,

with ten thousand rivers of oil?

Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression,

the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8He has shown you, O man, what is good.

And what does the LORD require of you

but to act justly, to love mercy,

and to walk humbly with your God?

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Micah 6:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
With whatבַּמָּה֙bam·māhPreposition-b; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
shall I come beforeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם’ă·qad·dêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH6923 come or be in front, meet
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
when I bowאִכַּ֖ף’ik·kap̄Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3721 bend, bend down, be bent, bowed
before the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יlê·lō·hêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
on highמָר֑וֹםmā·rō·wmNoun - masculine singularH4791 height
Should I come to Himהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha·’ă·qad·də·men·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH6923 come or be in front, meet
with burnt offeringsבְעוֹל֔וֹתḇə·‘ō·w·lō·wṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine pluralH5930 whole burnt-offering
with year-oldבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba·‘ă·ḡā·lîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH5695 calf

Micah 6:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Would the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
be pleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הhă·yir·ṣehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
with thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbə·’al·p̄êPreposition-b; Number - masculine plural constructH505 thousand
of ramsאֵילִ֔ים’ê·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH352 ram
with ten thousandבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbə·riḇ·ḇō·wṯPreposition-b; Number - feminine plural constructH7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand
riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na·ḥă·lê-Noun - masculine plural constructH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of oilשָׁ֑מֶןšā·menNoun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
Shall I presentהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha·’et·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
my firstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙bə·ḵō·w·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1060 first-born
for my transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpiš·‘îNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6588 transgression
the fruitפְּרִ֥יpə·rîNoun - masculine singular constructH6529 fruit
of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יḇiṭ·nîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH990 belly, body, womb
the sinחַטַּ֥אתḥaṭ·ṭaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃nap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Micah 6:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He has shownהִגִּ֥ידhig·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
youלְךָ֛lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
O manאָדָ֖ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
whatמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
goodטּ֑וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
And whatוּמָֽה־ū·māh-Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
does the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdō·w·rêšVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1875 resort to, seek
of youמִמְּךָ֗mim·mə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
butאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
to actעֲשׂ֤וֹת‘ă·śō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙miš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
to loveוְאַ֣הֲבַתwə·’a·hă·ḇaṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH157 love
mercyחֶ֔סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
and to walkלֶ֖כֶתle·ḵeṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַwə·haṣ·nê·a‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH6800 be modest, humble
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃פ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God

Cross-references

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Micah 6:6 Psalm 51:16–17 · Romans 10:2–3 · Psalm 40:6–8 · Acts 2:37 · Daniel 3:26 · Matthew 19:16 · Mark 5:7

Micah 6:7 2 Kings 16:3 · Psalm 51:16 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · Hosea 6:6 · Psalm 50:9 · Jeremiah 7:31 · 2 Kings 3:27 · 2 Kings 21:6 · 2 Kings 23:10 · Leviticus 18:21 · Isaiah 40:16

Micah 6:8 Deuteronomy 10:12–13 · Proverbs 21:3 · Colossians 3:12 · Jeremiah 22:3 · Hosea 6:6 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · Isaiah 66:2 · 1 Peter 3:8 · 1 Peter 5:5–6 · Luke 6:36 · Isaiah 1:16–19 · Amos 5:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.