Micah 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”

Micah 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Micah 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Micah 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.”

Micah 5:1 — World English Bible

Micah 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. ”

Micah 5:1 — American Standard Version

Micah 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.”

Micah 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Micah 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. ”

Micah 5:1 — Darby Translation

Micah 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe assemble thy garisons, O daughter of garisons: he hath layed siege against vs: they shall smite the iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.”

Micah 5:1 — Geneva Bible

Micah 5:1 in Context — Micah 5

1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

2 But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

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What Does Micah 5:1 Mean?

Micah 5:1 is a verse from the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Micah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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