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Micah 5:6
New English Translation

6 They will rule[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod[b] with a drawn sword.[c]
Our king[d] will rescue us from the Assyrians
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:6 tn Or perhaps “break”; or “defeat.”
  2. Micah 5:6 sn According to Gen 10:8-12, Nimrod, who was famous as a warrior and hunter, founded Assyria.
  3. Micah 5:6 tc The MT reads בִּפְתָחֶיהָ (biftakheha) “in her gates,” but the text should be emended to בַּפְּתִיחָה (bappetikhah) “with a drawn sword.”
  4. Micah 5:6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the coming king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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