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Micah 6:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Micah 6:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Micah 6:819 words
HebrewMeaning
הִגִּ֥ידhigiyd
he has toldverbH5046
certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···
לְ/ךָ֛ləkā
pron
אָדָ֖םʾādām
O humankindnounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
מַהmah
what?particleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
טּ֑וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וּ/מָֽהwmāh
and what?conjH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יְהוָ֞הyəhwāh
is YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
דּוֹרֵ֣שׁdwōrēš
requiringverbH1875
at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···
מִמְּ/ךָ֗miməkā
from youpronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אִםʾim
exceptconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
עֲשׂ֤וֹתʿăśwōt
to doverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
מִשְׁפָּט֙mišəpāṭ
justicenounH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
וְ/אַ֣הֲבַתwəʾahăbat
loveconjH160
חֶ֔סֶדḥesed
covenant loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וְ/הַצְנֵ֥עַwəhaṣənēʿa
and to be modestconjH6800
lowly
לֶ֖כֶתleket
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
עִםʿim
withpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָʾĕlōheykā
God yournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
ℹWords 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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