Micah 2:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of ADONAI to stretch out a measuring line and restore the land assigned by lot.

Berean Standard Bible:

Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.

American Standard Version:

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast{H7993} a cord{H2256} by lot{H1486} in the congregation{H6951} of the LORD{H3068}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Joshua 18:4

  • Give out from among you three men for [each] tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come [again] to me.

Deuteronomy 32:8

  • When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Joshua 18:10

  • And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.

Hosea 9:3

  • They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria.

Psalms 16:6

  • The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Nehemiah 7:61

  • And these [were] they which went up [also] from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they [were] of Israel.

Deuteronomy 23:2

  • A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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Commentary for Micah 2:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7993
    There are 121 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁלַךְ
    Transliteration: shâlak
    Pronunciation: shaw-lak
    Description: a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
  2. Strong's Number: H2256
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֶבֶל
    Transliteration: chebel
    Pronunciation: kheh'-bel
    Description: or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
  3. Strong's Number: H1486
    There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גּוֹרָל
    Transliteration: gôwrâl
    Pronunciation: go-rawl'
    Description: or (shortened) גֹּרָל; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot); lot.
  4. Strong's Number: H6951
    There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָהָל
    Transliteration: qâhâl
    Pronunciation: kaw-hawl'
    Description: from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
  5. Strong's Number: H3068
    There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְהֹוָה
    Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
    Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
    Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.