Micah
Micah 7:20
20You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and loving devotion to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from the days of old.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will show | תִּתֵּ֤ן | tit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| faithfulness | אֱמֶת֙ | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| to Jacob | לְיַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| and loving devotion | חֶ֖סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to Abraham | לְאַבְרָהָ֑ם | lə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| as | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| You swore | נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּ | niš·ba‘·tā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to our fathers | לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּ | la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| from the days | מִ֥ימֵי | mî·mê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of old | קֶֽדֶם׃ | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 28:13–14 · Luke 1:72–74
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.