Focused Passage

Micah 6:1-5

The LORD’s Covenant Case Against His People

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

3 ‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!

4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.

5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Hear שִׁמְעוּ־ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural now נָ֕א H4994 Interjection - אֵ֥ת H853 Direct object marker what אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אֹמֵ֑ר H559 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Arise ק֚וּם H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular plead your case רִ֣יב H7378 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular before אֶת־ H854 Preposition the mountains הֶהָרִ֔ים H2022 Article | Noun - masculine plural and let the hills הַגְּבָע֖וֹת H1389 Article | Noun - feminine plural hear וְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָה H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural your voice קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Hear שִׁמְע֤וּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural O mountains הָרִים֙ H2022 Noun - masculine plural the LORD’s יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular indictment רִ֣יב H7379 Noun - masculine singular construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker you enduring וְהָאֵתָנִ֖ים H386 Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular foundations מֹ֣סְדֵי H4144 Noun - masculine plural construct of the earth אָ֑רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular has a case רִ֤יב H7379 Noun - masculine singular against עִם־ H5973 Preposition His people עַמּ֔וֹ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and He will argue יִתְוַכָּֽח׃ H3198 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular it against וְעִם־ H5973 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

My people עַמִּ֛י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular what מֶה־ H4100 Interrogative have I done עָשִׂ֥יתִי H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular to you לְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular Testify עֲנֵ֥ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular against Me בִּֽי׃ Preposition | first person common singular how וּמָ֣ה H4100 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative I have wearied you הֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָ H3811 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction I brought you up הֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙ H5927 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular from the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular and redeemed you פְּדִיתִ֑יךָ H6299 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular from the house וּמִבֵּ֥ית H1004 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of slavery עֲבָדִ֖ים H5650 Noun - masculine plural I sent וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Moses מֹשֶׁ֖ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular before you לְפָנֶ֔יךָ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker as well as Aaron אַהֲרֹ֥ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Miriam וּמִרְיָֽם׃ H4813 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 5

Original words

My people עַמִּ֗י H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular remember זְכָר־ H2142 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular . . . נָא֙ H4994 Interjection what מַה־ H4100 Interrogative Balak בָּלָק֙ H1111 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular counseled יָּעַ֗ץ H3289 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and what וּמֶה־ H4100 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Balaam בִּלְעָ֣ם H1109 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Beor בְּע֑וֹר H1160 Noun - proper - masculine singular answered עָנָ֥ה H6030 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Remember [your journey] from מִן־ H4480 Preposition Shittim הַשִּׁטִּים֙ H7851 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular to עַד־ H5704 Preposition Gilgal הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל H1537 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular so that לְמַ֕עַן H4616 Conjunction you may acknowledge דַּ֖עַת H3045 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the righteousness צִדְק֥וֹת H6666 Noun - feminine plural construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

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