Micah 6:6
"Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord,.... These are not the words of the people of Israel God had a controversy with, and now made sensible of their sin, and humbled for it; and willing to appease the Lord, and make it up with him at any rate; for there are such things proposed by them as do by no means suit with

persons of such a character, nay, even suppose them to be hypocritical; and much less are they what were put into their mouths by the prophet to say, as some suggest; but they are the words of Balak king of Moab, which, and what follow, are questions he put to Balaam, who had told him that he could do nothing without the Lord, nor anything contrary to his word: now he asks what he must do to get the good will of this Lord; in what manner, and with what he must appear before him, serve and worship him, as the Targum; that so he might have an interest in him, and get him to speak a word to Balaam in his favour, and against Israel; see Num 22:8 ; and bow myself before the high God? the most high God, the God of gods, whose Shechinah or Majesty is in the high heavens, as the Targum: his meaning is, with what he should come, or bring with him, when he paid his homage and obeisance to him, by bowing his body or his knee before him; being willing to do it in the most acceptable manner he could: shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? such as he had been used to offer on the high places of Baal to that deity. Sacrifices of this kind prevailed among the Heathens, which they had received by tradition from the times of Adam and Noah; see Num 22:41 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H4100 מָה
Definition:

43;Joshua 22:16;Judges 8:1),מַהֿ,מַהּ,מֶה,מַּ(Exodus 4:2;Isaiah 3:15;Malachi 1:13;1 Chronicles 15:13; 2Chronicles 30:3),מָ(only inמָהֵםEzekiel 8:6Kt., Qr.מָה הֵם) — on the distinction in the use of th 43;Joshua 22:16;Judges 8:1),מַהֿ,מַהּ,מֶה,מַּ(Exodus 4:2;Isaiah 3:15;Malachi 1:13;1 Chronicles 15:13; 2Chronicles 30:3),מָ(only inמָהֵםEzekiel 8:6Kt., Qr.מָה הֵם) — on the distinction in the use of th

Possible Meanings:
  • what? (semantic_range)
H6923 קָדַם
Definition:

2;Psalm 119:147; 3pluralקִדְּמוּDeuteronomy 23:5+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיְקַדְּמֵנִיPsalm 59:11; 3feminine singular suffixתְּקַדְּמֶךָּPsalm 88:14; 1singularאֲקַדֵּםMicah 6:6;Impera 2;Psalm 119:147; 3pluralקִדְּמוּDeuteronomy 23:5+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיְקַדְּמֵנִיPsalm 59:11; 3feminine singular suffixתְּקַדְּמֶךָּPsalm 88:14; 1singularאֲקַדֵּםMicah 6:6;Impera

Possible Meanings:
  • before (semantic_range)
H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)
H3721 כָּפַף
Definition:

7my soul is bowed down; Infinitive construct(transitive)לָכֹף כְּאַגְמֹן ראֹשׁוֺIsaiah 58:5to bend down, like a rush, his head. Passive participle(הַ)כְּפוּפִיםthose bowed down, in distress, humiliati 7my soul is bowed down; Infinitive construct(transitive)לָכֹף כְּאַגְמֹן ראֹשׁוֺIsaiah 58:5to bend down, like a rush, his head. Passive participle(הַ)כְּפוּפִיםthose bowed down, in distress, humiliati

Possible Meanings:
  • be bent (semantic_range)
H0430 אֱלהִים
Definition:

33; on number of occurrences ofאֵל,אֱלוֺהַּ,אֱלֹהִיםcompare also Nesl. c,)1pluralin number.a.rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power 33; on number of occurrences ofאֵל,אֱלוֺהַּ,אֱלֹהִיםcompare also Nesl. c,)1pluralin number.a.rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power

Possible Meanings:
  • divine ones (semantic_range)
  • angels (semantic_range)
  • gods (semantic_range)
H4791 מָרוֹם
Definition:

6height(poetry); — absolute׳מMicah 6:6+; constructמְרוֺם2 Kings 19:23+; pluralמְרוֺמִיםIsaiah 33:16+; constructמְרוֺמֵיJudges 5:18; suffixמְרוֺמָיוJob 25:2; —1height, elevation(concrete),elevated plac 6height(poetry); — absolute׳מMicah 6:6+; constructמְרוֺם2 Kings 19:23+; pluralמְרוֺמִיםIsaiah 33:16+; constructמְרוֺמֵיJudges 5:18; suffixמְרוֺמָיוJob 25:2; —1height, elevation(concrete),elevated plac

Possible Meanings:
  • elevated place (semantic_range)
H6923 קָדַם
Definition:

2;Psalm 119:147; 3pluralקִדְּמוּDeuteronomy 23:5+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיְקַדְּמֵנִיPsalm 59:11; 3feminine singular suffixתְּקַדְּמֶךָּPsalm 88:14; 1singularאֲקַדֵּםMicah 6:6;Impera 2;Psalm 119:147; 3pluralקִדְּמוּDeuteronomy 23:5+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singular suffixיְקַדְּמֵנִיPsalm 59:11; 3feminine singular suffixתְּקַדְּמֶךָּPsalm 88:14; 1singularאֲקַדֵּםMicah 6:6;Impera

Possible Meanings:
  • before (semantic_range)
H5930 עֹלָה
Definition:

Or mowlah {o-law'}; feminine active participle ofalah; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See a Or mowlah {o-law'}; feminine active participle ofalah; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See a

Possible Meanings:
  • matter (semantic_range)
  • affair (semantic_range)
  • occasion (semantic_range)
H5695 עֵגֶל
Definition:

24calf(asrollingorcirclingabout ? compareכַּרfromכָּרַר; Late Hebrewid.; Phoenician (Punic)עגלid.Lzb336;ענילוPalmyrene proper nameid.Cook89; Aramaic,,עִיגְלָא,עֲגַלְתָּא,id.; Assyrian [agalu], plurala 24calf(asrollingorcirclingabout ? compareכַּרfromכָּרַר; Late Hebrewid.; Phoenician (Punic)עגלid.Lzb336;ענילוPalmyrene proper nameid.Cook89; Aramaic,,עִיגְלָא,עֲגַלְתָּא,id.; Assyrian [agalu], plurala

Possible Meanings:
  • round (semantic_range)
H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H8141 שָׁנֶה
Definition:

10+; constructשְׁנַתGenesis 41:50+; suffixשְׁנָתוֺEzekiel 46:13+,שְׁנָתָהּLeviticus 14:102t.; dualשְׁנָתַיִםAmos 1:1+,תָ֑יִם-1 Kings 15:25+; pluralשָׁנִיםExodus 21:2+, constructשְׁנֵיGenesis 23:124t., 10+; constructשְׁנַתGenesis 41:50+; suffixשְׁנָתוֺEzekiel 46:13+,שְׁנָתָהּLeviticus 14:102t.; dualשְׁנָתַיִםAmos 1:1+,תָ֑יִם-1 Kings 15:25+; pluralשָׁנִיםExodus 21:2+, constructשְׁנֵיGenesis 23:124t.,

Possible Meanings:
  • year (semantic_range)

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