Micah

Micah 6:8

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?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has shown	הִגִּ֥יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
you	לְךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
O man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
good	טּ֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
And what	וּמָֽה־	ū·māh-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
does the LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
require	דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ	dō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
of you	מִמְּךָ֗	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
but	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
to act	עֲשׂ֤וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
justly	מִשְׁפָּט֙	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
to love	וְאַ֣הֲבַת	wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H157 love
mercy	חֶ֔סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and to walk	לֶ֖כֶת	le·ḵeṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
humbly	וְהַצְנֵ֥עַ	wə·haṣ·nê·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H6800 be modest, humble
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃פ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.