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Micah 6:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?


Micah 6:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Micah 6:714 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/יִרְצֶ֤הhăyirəṣeh
acceptparticleH7521
accomplish · set affection · approve · consent with ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣יbəʾaləpēy
thousandpronH505
אֵילִ֔יםʾēyliym
mightynounH352
lintel · oak · post · ram ···
בְּ/רִֽבְב֖וֹתbəribəbwōt
manypronH7233
million · multiply · ten thousand
נַֽחֲלֵיnaḥălēy
brooknounH5158
flood · river · stream · valley
שָׁ֑מֶןšāmen
anointingnounH8081
fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···
הַ/אֶתֵּ֤ןhaʾetēn
addparticleH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
בְּכוֹרִ/י֙bəkwōriy
eldestnounH1060
firstborn
פִּשְׁעִ֔/יpišəʿiy
rebellionnounH6588
sin · transgression · trespass
פְּרִ֥יpəriy
boughnounH6529
fruit · reward
בִטְנִ֖/יbiṭəniy
bellynounH990
body · as they be born · within · womb
חַטַּ֥אתḥaṭaʾt
punishmentnounH2403
purifying · sin(-ner · offering)
נַפְשִֽׁ/יnapəšiy
anynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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