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Micah 6:5

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

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ASV

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.

KJV

O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַמִּ֗י'a.MiO people myH5971 →
זְכָר־ze.khor-rememberH2142 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
יָּעַ֗ץya.'Atzdid he planH3289 →
בָּלָק֙ba.LakBalakH1111 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124 →
וּמֶה־u.meh-and what?H4100 →
עָנָ֥ה'a.Nahdid he answerH6030 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
בִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmBalaamH1109 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
בְּע֑וֹרbe.'orBeorH1160 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.Tim<the> ShittimH7851 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
הַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.Gal<the> GilgalH1537 →
לְמַ֕עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616 →
דַּ֖עַתDa.'atto knowH3045 →
צִדְק֥וֹתtzid.Kot[the] righteousness<es> ofH6666 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Joshua 5:9–10Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,Judges 5:11the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.Deuteronomy 23:5Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.Joshua 4:19On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.Deuteronomy 16:3You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.Numbers 22:12But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”Nehemiah 13:2because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).Numbers 24:14Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”Joshua 24:9Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,Joshua 24:9–10Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,Judges 11:25Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?Numbers 22:5he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Deuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

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Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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