Micah

Micah 7:5

⁵Do not rely on a friend;

do not trust in a companion.

Seal the doors of your mouth

from her who lies in your arms.^b

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
rely	תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ	ta·’ă·mî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
on a friend	בְרֵ֔עַ	ḇə·rê·a‘	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
trust	תִּבְטְח֖וּ	tiḇ·ṭə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H982 trust
in a companion	בְּאַלּ֑וּף	bə·’al·lūp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H441 tame
Seal	שְׁמֹ֖ר	šə·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the doors	פִּתְחֵי־	piṯ·ḥê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of your mouth	פִֽיךָ׃	p̄î·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
from her who lies	מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת	miš·šō·ḵe·ḇeṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H7901 lie down
in your arms	חֵיקֶ֔ךָ	ḥê·qe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2436 bosom

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.