Micah 6:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Does the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
take delightהֲיִרְצֶ֤ה
(ha·yir·tzeh)
7521: to be pleased with, accept favorablya prim. root
in thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣י
(be·'al·fei)
505: a thousanda prim. root
of rams,אֵילִ֔ים
(ei·lim,)
352a: a ramfrom the same as ulam
In ten thousandבְּרִֽבְבֹ֖ות
(be·riv·vo·vt)
7233: multitude, myriad, ten thousandfrom rabab
riversנַֽחֲלֵי־
(na·cha·lei-)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of oil?שָׁ֑מֶן
(sha·men;)
8081: fat, oilfrom shamen
Shall I presentהַאֶתֵּ֤ן
(ha·'et·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
my firstbornבְּכֹורִי֙
(be·cho·v·ri)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar
[for] my rebellious acts,פִּשְׁעִ֔י
(pish·'i,)
6588: transgressionfrom pasha
The fruitפְּרִ֥י
(pe·ri)
6529: fruitfrom parah
of my bodyבִטְנִ֖י
(vit·ni)
990: belly, body, wombfrom an unused word
for the sinחַטַּ֥את
(chat·tat)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
of my soul?נַפְשִֽׁי׃
(naf·shi.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Will the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
be pleased
ratsah  (raw-tsaw')
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
with thousands
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
of rams
'ayil  (ah'-yil)
mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
or with ten thousands
rbabah  (reb-aw-baw')
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) -- many, million, multiply, ten thousand.
of rivers
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of oil
shemen  (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
shall I give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
my firstborn
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
for my transgression
pesha`  (peh'-shah)
a revolt (national, moral or religious) -- rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
the fruit
priy  (per-ee')
fruit -- bough, (first-) fruit(-ful), reward.
of my body
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
for the sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
of my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Does the LORD take delight in thousands of rams, In ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousand streams of oil? Should I give my firstborn for my transgression, the child of my body for my own sin?

International Standard Version
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with endless rivers of oil? Am I to give my firstborn to pay for my rebellion, the fruit of my body in exchange for my soul?

NET Bible
Will the LORD accept a thousand rams, or ten thousand streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion, my offspring--my own flesh and blood--for my sin?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams or with endless streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child because of my rebellious acts? Should I give him my young child for my sin?

King James 2000 Bible
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?
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