Micah 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 5:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְרָע֞וּ
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶ֤רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אַשּׁוּר֙
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
בַּחֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
נִמְרֹ֖ד
Nimrôwd
H5248
Nimrod
בִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָ
pethach
H6607
doorway
וְהִצִּיל֙
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְאַרְצֵ֔נוּ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יִדְרֹ֖ךְ
dârak
H1869
to tread
בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
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World English Bible Public Domain
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, And the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, When he invades our land, And when he marches within our border.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its entrances. And he will deliver from Assyria, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our border.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).