Micah 5:6
And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
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ASV
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
KJV
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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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָע֞וּ | ve.ra.'U | and they will shepherd | H7462 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶ֤רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| אַשּׁוּר֙ | 'a.Shur | Assyria | H804 → |
| בַּחֶ֔רֶב | ba.Che.rev | with the sword | H2719 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| נִמְרֹ֖ד | nim.Rod | Nimrod | H5248 → |
| בִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָ | bif.ta.Chei.ha | at entrances its | H6607 → |
| וְהִצִּיל֙ | ve.hi.Tzil | and he will deliver [us] | H5337 → |
| מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּר | me.'a.Shur | from Assyria | H804 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | if | H3588 → |
| יָב֣וֹא | ya.Vo' | it will come | H935 → |
| בְאַרְצֵ֔נוּ | ve.'ar.Tze.nu | in land our | H776 → |
| וְכִ֥י | ve.Khi | and for | H3588 → |
| יִדְרֹ֖ךְ | yid.Rokh | it will tread | H1869 → |
| בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ ס | big.vu.Le.nu | in territory our | H1366 → |
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