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Micah 6:8
English Standard Version
Micah 6:8
English Standard Version
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and (A)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[a]
and to (B)walk humbly with your God?
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
Micah 6:8
New English Translation
Micah 6:8
New English Translation
8 He has told you,[a] O man, what is good,
and what the Lord really wants from you:[b]
He wants you to[c] carry out justice,[d] to love faithfulness,[e]
and to live obediently before[f] your God.
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 sn Now the prophet switches roles and answers the question of the hypothetical worshiper. He rebukes the extravagant surface remark by pointing to general character qualities that are lacking in Israel.
- Micah 6:8 tn Heb “is seeking from you.”
- Micah 6:8 tn Heb “except.” This statement is actually linked with what precedes, “What does he want from you except….”
- Micah 6:8 tn Or “to act justly.”
- Micah 6:8 tn Or “to love faithfully.” The Hebrew word חֶסֶד (khesed) is complex, sometimes translated “lovingkindness,” faithfulness,” or “loyal love.” It has also been understood as covenant loyalty. חֶסֶד is either the object or the manner of the infinitive “to love.”
- Micah 6:8 tn Heb “to walk humbly [or perhaps, “carefully”] with.”
English Standard Version (ESV)
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