Micah 1:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore shalt thou give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing unto the kings of Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵן֙ תִּתְּנִ֣י שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים עַ֖ל מוֹרֶ֣שֶׁת גַּ֑ת בָּתֵּ֤י אַכְזִיב֙ לְאַכְזָ֔ב לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Therefore tittənî šillûḥîm upon Môrešeṯ Gaṯ bāttê ʾAḵzîḇ to-ʾaḵzāḇ to-malḵê Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*tittənî*: qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will give
*šillûḥîm*: common noun, masculine plural - parting gift/dowry
*Môrešeṯ*: proper name, feminine singular
*Gaṯ*: proper name, feminine singular
*bāttê*: common noun, masculine plural construct - houses of
*ʾAḵzîḇ*: proper name, feminine singular
*ʾaḵzāḇ*: common noun, masculine singular - deception/falsehood
*malḵê*: common noun, masculine plural construct - kings of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper name, masculine singular

Word Meanings

*tittənî*: give/present/deliver
*šillûḥîm*: parting gift/dowry/dismissal gift
*ʾaḵzāḇ*: deception/falsehood/lie/disappointment

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Referenced Verses

Josh 15:44 : 44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
2 Kgs 16:8 : 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
2 Kgs 18:14-16 : 14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house. 16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of Jehovah, and [from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
2 Chr 16:1-3 : 1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any one to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 3 [There is] a league between me and thee, as [there was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
Ps 118:8-9 : 8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Ps 146:3-4 : 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Isa 30:6 : 6 The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit [them].
Jer 15:18 : 18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful [brook], as waters that fail?
2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

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