Micah 6:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
טוֹב
is good
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טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
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חֵסֵד
Mercy
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חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
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מִשְׁפָּט
Judgment
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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עָשָׂה
to do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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נָגַד
he has told
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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יָלַךְ
Walk
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יָלַךְ
To walk, to go. Yalak. To journey through life step by step. Walking with God means every step taken in conscious awareness of His presence.
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דָּרַשׁ
requiring
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דָּרַשׁ
To seek, to inquire, to consult. Darash. Seek the LORD while He may be found. The seeking that finds God is wholehearted not casual.
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יְהֹוָה
is Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מִן
from/ you
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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הָלַךְ
to walk
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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