Micah 2:12

“I will surely gather Jacob, all of you; I will surely assemble the remnant of Israel; together I will set them like sheep in the fold, like a flock in the midst of its pasture; they will make an uproar because of human beings.”

Micah 2:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 2:12, word by word

I will surely gatherאָסֹףasof

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

Where else “asof” appears
Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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I will surely assembleקַבֵּץkabets

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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togetherיַחַדyachad

together

Together, at the same time.

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I will set themאֲשִׂימֶasime

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

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like sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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in the foldבָּצְרָהbatsra

sheepfold

A fold, the walled enclosure where sheep are kept.

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like a flockעֵדֶרeder

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of its pastureדָּבְרdavr

pasture

A field where flocks graze.

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they will make an uproarתְּהִימֶנָהtehimena

be in uproar

Be filled with commotion and noise: a city or a camp.

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because of human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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Translation note

“In the fold”: the Hebrew word is written the same as Bozrah, a city of Edom; it can also be read “like sheep of Bozrah.”

The context

11If a man walking in wind and falsehood should lie: ‘I will drip words to you of wine and of intoxicating drink,’ he would be the one who drips words for this people.

12 · This verse (above)

13The one who breaks through goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate and go out by it; and their king passes on before them, and YHWH at their head.”

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