Micah 4:3
Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
BSB
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ASV
and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
KJV
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁפַ֗ט | ve.sha.Fat | and he will judge | H8199 → |
| בֵּ֚ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| עַמִּ֣ים | 'a.Mim | peoples | H5971 → |
| רַבִּ֔ים | ra.Bim | many | H7227 → |
| וְהוֹכִ֛יחַ | ve.ho.Khi.ach | and he will decide | H3198 → |
| לְגוֹיִ֥ם | le.go.Yim | for nations | H1471 → |
| עֲצֻמִ֖ים | 'a.tzu.Mim | mighty | H6099 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| רָח֑וֹק | ra.Chok | far away | H7350 → |
| וְכִתְּת֨וּ | ve.khi.te.Tu | and they will beat | H3807 → |
| חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם | char.vo.tei.Hem | swords their | H2719 → |
| לְאִתִּ֗ים | le.'i.Tim | into plowshares | H855 → |
| וַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ | va.cha.ni.to.tei.Hem | and spears their | H2595 → |
| לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת | le.maz.me.Rot | into pruning knives | H4211 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יִשְׂא֞וּ | yis.'U | they will lift up | H5375 → |
| גּ֤וֹי | Goy | nation | H1471 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | against | H413 → |
| גּוֹי֙ | goy | nation | H1471 → |
| חֶ֔רֶב | Che.rev | a sword | H2719 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| יִלְמְד֥וּן | yil.me.Dun | they will learn ! | H3925 → |
| ע֖וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | mil.cha.Mah | warfare | H4421 → |
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