Micah 6:5

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
people	עַמִּ֗י 'a.Mi	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
remember	זְכָר ze.khor-	H2142	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
Balak	בָּלָק֙ ba.Lak	H1111	Balak · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av	H4124	Moab · proper noun, a place name
consulted	יָּעַ֗ץ ya.'Atz	H3289	to advise · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Balaam	בִּלְעָ֣ם bil.'Am	H1109	Bilam · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Beor	בְּע֑וֹר be.'or	H1160	Beor · proper noun, a man's name
answered	עָנָ֥ה 'a.Nah	H6030	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Shittim	הַשִּׁטִּים֙ ha.shi.Tim	H7851	Shittim · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל ha.gil.Gal	H1537	Gilgal · definite article + proper noun, a place name
know	דַּ֖עַת Da.'at	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal infinitive construct
righteousness	צִדְק֥וֹת tzid.Kot	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · noun, common feminine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Joshua 5:9-10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gil…
Numbers 25:1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
Judges 5:11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,…
2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness…
Deuteronomy 16:3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou cames…
Joshua 4:19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
Joshua 24:9-10 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
Numbers 22:1-25 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 6:1-5

Here, I. The prefaces to the message are very solemn and such as may engage our most serious attention. 1. The people are commanded to give audience: Hear you now what the Lord says. What the prophet speaks he speaks from God, and in his name; they are therefore bound to hear it, not as the word of a sinful dying man, but of the holy living God. Hear now what he saith, for, first or last, he will be heard. 2. The prophet is commanded to speak in earnest, and to put an emphasis upon what he said: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, or with the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice, if it were possible; contend with the mountains and hills of Judea, that is, with the inhabitants of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 6:5

what Balak . . . consulted--how Balak plotted to destroy thee by getting Balaam to curse thee (Num 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 (Num 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" (Num 31:16). The mention of "Shittim" agrees with this: as it was the scene of Israel's sin (Num 25:1-5; Pe2 2:15; Rev 2:14). from Shittim unto Gilgal--not that Balaam accompanied Israel from Shittim to Gilgal: for he was slain in Midian (Num 31:8). But the clause, "from Sh…

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Adam Clarke on Micah 6:5

Remember 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, Num 25:1, on the way to that of Gilgal, Jos 4:19. Balaam gave different answers in the interval between these places. We may suppose that the encampments of Israel advanced slowly to that part of Jordan which was opposite to Gilgal. The Chaldee has, "Were there not wonderful things done in your behalf from the valley of Shittim to the house of Gilgal?" See Jos 3:1; Jos 4:20. Thus there wil…

The Church Fathers

You see the Lord is teaching you a lesson, challenging you to goodness by his own example, teaching you even when he reproves. When accusing the Jews, for instance, he says, "O my people, what have I done to you? Or wherein have I grieved you? Or wherein have I offended you? Answer me. Is it because I brought you out of the land of Egypt, and delivered you out of the house of bondage?" adding, "And I sent before your face Moses, Aaron and Miriam. O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised." You were indeed oppressed, an exile in foreign lands, laden with heavy burdens.
— Ambrose of Milan, LETTER 41:24

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Dictionary and topics

Abel-shittim — Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply “Shittim” (Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place on the east of Jordan, in the plain of Moab, nearly opposite Jericho. It was the forty-second…
Balaam — Lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num. 31:8; comp. 16). He resided at Pethor (Deut. 23:4), in…
Beor — A torch. (1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:32). (2.) The father of Balaam (Num. 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8). In 2 Pet. 2:15 he is called Bosor.
Shittim — Acacias, also called “Abel-shittim” (Num. 33:49), a plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of their desert…
Balaam · Balak sends for, to curse Israel — Balak sends for, to curse Israel
Balak · King of Moab — King of Moab
Moabites · General references — General references
Righteousness Of God, The · His care and defence of his people designed to teach — His care and defence of his people designed to teach
Shittim · .Balaam prophesies in — .Balaam prophesies in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Micah 6:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 6:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 6:5

Adam Clarke on Micah 6:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Micah 6:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 6:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 6:5

Adam Clarke on Micah 6:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Micah 6:5

John Calvin on Micah 6:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Micah 6:3-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Micah 6:4-5

Rashi on Micah 6:5