Micah 5:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 5:7 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 →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
יַעֲקֹ֗ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
בְּקֶ֨רֶב֙
qereb
H7130
midst
עַמִּ֣ים
ʻam
H5971
people
רַבִּ֔ים
rab
H7227
many
כְּטַל֙
ṭal
H2919
dew
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים
râbîyb
H7241
heavy showers
עֲלֵי
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֵ֑שֶׂב
ʻeseb
H6212
herb
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְקַוֶּה֙
qâvâh
H6960
to wait
לְאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְיַחֵ֖ל
yâchal
H3176
to wait
לִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
אָדָֽם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from Yahweh, Like showers on the grass, That don't wait for man, Nor wait for the sons of men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that does not wait for a man and does not hope for the sons of man.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).