Berean Standard Bible
Micah 6:5
5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim1 to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
Micah 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the Lord.”
Context of Micah 6:5
3‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you! 4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam. My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’” 6With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? 7Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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עַמִּ֗י זְכָר־נָא֙ מַה־יָּעַ֗ץ בָּלָק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב וּמֶה־עָנָ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ בִּלְעָ֣ם בֶּן־בְּע֑וֹר מִן־הַשִּׁטִּים֙ עַד־הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל לְמַ֕עַן דַּ֖עַת צִדְק֥וֹת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- rememberנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- Balakבָּלָקbâlâq · BalakH1111
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
- counseledיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- Balaamבִּלְעָםbil‛âm · BalaamH1109
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Beorבְּעוֹרbe‛ôr · BeorH1160
- answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- Remember your journey fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- Shittimשִׁטִּיםshiţţîym · ShittimH7851
- toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
- so thatמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
- you may acknowledgeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- the righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Micah 6:5
- Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
- Deuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 16:3You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
- Psalms 103:1Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Psalms 111:4He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
- Numbers 22:1Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.
- Numbers 31:16“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 23:4For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.
- Joshua 24:9Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
- Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
- Numbers 31:8Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Jude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
- Numbers 22:41The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
- Numbers 23:13Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
Commentaries on Micah 6:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted - He sent for Balaam to curse your fathers; but by my influence he was obliged to bless them. See Numbers 22 (note) and Numbers 23 (note), and the notes there, where this subject is largely considered. From Shittim unto Gilgal - From the encampment at Shittim, Numbers 25:1, on the way to that of Gilgal, Joshua 4:19. Balaam gave different answers in the interval between these places. We may suppose that the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Remember now - The word translated now is a very tender one, like our “do now remember” or “do remember,” beseeching instead of commanding. Dionysius: “I might command, but I speak tenderly, that I may lead thee to own the truth.” “What Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him.” God did not only raise up Moses, Aaron, Miriam, out of their brethren, but He turned the curse of the alien Balaam into a blessing; and that, not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The Lord led Israel out of Egypt, protected them, and blessed them on their journey to the promised land. God urged Israel to always remember what he had done for them from Sinai onward (Exodus 3:15; Deuteronomy 5:15; Psalms 77:11; 111:4; see also Psalms 78, 136). Balak … Balaam: (see Numbers 22–24). Shittim, east of the Jordan River, was Israel’s base camp before entering the promised land (see Numbers 25:1; Joshua 2:1; 3:1). The journey from there to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. what Balak ... consulted--how Balak plotted to destroy thee by getting Balaam to curse thee (Nu 22:5). what Balaam ... answered--how the avaricious prophet was constrained against his own will, to bless Israel whom he had desired to curse for the sake of Balak's reward (Nu 24:9-11) [Maurer]. Grotius explains it, "how Balaam answered, that the only way to injure thee was by tempting thee to idolatry and whoredom" (Nu 31:16). The mention of "Shittim"…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Micah 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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