Micah 2:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵן לֹא־יִהְיֶה לְךָ מַשְׁלִיךְ חֶבֶל בְּגוֹרָל בִּקְהַל יְהוָה

Transliteration

lāḵēn not-yihəyeh to-you mašəlîḵ ḥeḇel in-gôrāl in-qəhal YHWH

Grammar Details

*lāḵēn*: adverb - therefore/thus
*yihəyeh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be/exist
*mašəlîḵ*: participle, hiphil masculine singular - casting/throwing
*ḥeḇel*: noun, masculine singular - measuring line/rope/territory
*gôrāl*: noun, masculine singular - lot/portion/decision by lot
*qəhal*: noun, masculine singular construct - assembly/congregation of
*YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/the LORD

Word Meanings

*lāḵēn*: therefore/consequently/for that reason
*mašəlîḵ*: one casting/throwing/stretching out
*ḥeḇel*: measuring line/rope/territory/portion
*gôrāl*: lot/portion/decision by lot
*qəhal*: assembly/congregation/gathering

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.
Josh 18:4 : 4 Appoint for you three men of each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall arise, and walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come unto me.
Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Neh 7:61 : 61 And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:
Ps 16:6 : 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Hos 9:3 : 3 They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
Deut 23:2 : 2 A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
Deut 23:8 : 8 The children of the third generation that are born unto them shall enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1The priests the Levites, [even] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance.
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6And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [the description] hither to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.
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