Micah 2:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Deut 32:8 : 8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Josh 18:4 : 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
Neh 7:61 : 61 And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, 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 the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
Deut 23:2 : 2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
Deut 23:8 : 8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

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