And he will judgeוְשָׁפַטbetween manyבֵּין רַבִּיםpeoplesעַמִּיםand decideוְהוֹכִיחַfor mightyלְ עֲצֻמִיםnationsגוֹיִםfar away;עַד רָחוֹקand they will beatוְכִתְּתוּtheir swordsחַרְבֹתֵיהֶםinto mattocksלְאִתִּיםand their spearsוַחֲנִיתֹתֵיהֶםinto pruning knives;לְמַזְמֵרוֹתnationגּוֹיwill notלֹאlift upיִשְׂאוּswordחֶרֶבagainst nation,אֶל גּוֹיnorוְלֹאwill they learnיִלְמְדוּןwarמִלְחָמָהanymore.עוֹד
Micah 4:3
Study it in the app“And he will judge between many peoples and decide for mighty nations far away; and they will beat their swords into mattocks and their spears into pruning knives; nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 4:3, word by word
- And he will judgeשָׁפַטshafat
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shafat” appears- between manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and decideהוֹכִיחַhochiach
decide
To judge a matter and decide who is right.
Where else “hochiach” appears- for mightyעֲצֻמִיםatsumim
mighty, numerous
Strong, mighty; numerous.
Where else “atsumim” appears- nationsגוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- far awayרָחוֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears- and they will beatכִתְּתוּchittu
beat out
To beat metal until it takes another shape, as when making tools or weapons.
Where else “chittu” appears- their swordsחַרְבֹתֵיcharvote
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charvote” appears- into mattocksאִתִּיםitim
mattock
Mattock, hoe or other digging tool; elsewhere "plowshare" (Isaiah 2:4).
Where else “itim” appears- and their spearsחֲנִיתֹתֵיchanitote
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanitote” appears- into pruning knivesמַזְמֵרוֹתmazmerot
pruning knife
A pruning knife, used to cut vines.
Where else “mazmerot” appears- lift upיִשְׂאוּyisu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appears- will they learnיִלְמְדוּyilmdu
learn
To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.
Where else “yilmdu” appears- warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
2and many nations will go and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, and to the house of the Elohim of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For out of Zion will go forth instruction, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.
3 · This verse (above)
4And they will sit, each under his vine and under his fig tree, and there will be no one to make them afraid, for the mouth of YHWH Tsevaot has spoken.