Micah 1:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. | Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah. | Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth-le-aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust. |
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Where
- Beth-le-aphrah settlementMapAbout this place
- Gath 1 settlementMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in Gath | בְּגַת֙ | be-GAT | H1661 | Gathגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge Another spelling of gat (גַּת "Gath" H1661) |
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| you tell | תַּגִּ֔ידוּ | ta-GI-du | H5046 | to tellנָגַד (na.gad) 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported |
| at all weep | בָּכ֖וֹ | ba-KHO | H1058 | to weepבָּכָה (ba.khah) 1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy) 1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.) 1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep) 1a4) to bewail 1b) (Piel) participle 1b1) lamenting 1b2) bewailing |
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| you weep | תִּבְכּ֑וּ | tiv-KU | H1058 | to weepבָּכָה (ba.khah) 1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy) 1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.) 1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep) 1a4) to bewail 1b) (Piel) participle 1b1) lamenting 1b2) bewailing |
| in Beth | בְּבֵ֣ית | be-VEIT | H1036 | Beth-le-aphrahבֵּית לְעַפְרָה (bet le.aph.rah) Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust" a Philistine city Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084G) |
| Leaphrah | לְעַפְרָ֔ה | le-'af-RAH | H1036 | Beth-le-aphrahבֵּית לְעַפְרָה (bet le.aph.rah) Bethel-aphrah = "house belonging to Aphrah" or "house to (i.e. of) dust" a Philistine city Another name of oph.rah (עׇפְרָה "Ophrah" H6084G) |
| dust | עָפָ֖ר | 'a-FAR | H6083 | dustעָפָר (a.phar) 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore |
| roll yourself | הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי׃ | hit-pa-la-she-ti | H6428 | to wallowפָּלַשׁ (pa.lash) 1) to roll 1a) (Hithpael) to roll in ashes or dust (as an act of mourning) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.