Micah 2:13

“The 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.””

Micah 2:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah 2:13, word by word

The one who breaks throughפֹּרֵץporets

breach

To smash a wall, burst in.

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goes upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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before themפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and passיַּעֲבֹרוּyaavoru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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the gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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and go outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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and their kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

A king who rules a people.

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and YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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at their headרֹאשָׁrosha

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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The context

12I 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.

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