Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
How am I to present myself in the LORD's presence and bow in the presence of the High God? Should I present myself with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
New American Standard Bible
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with
With yearling calves?
King James Version
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Holman Bible
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before Him with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
A Conservative Version
Why shall I come before LORD, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
American Standard Version
Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
Amplified
With what shall I come before the Lord [to honor Him]
And bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
Bible in Basic English
With what am I to come before the Lord and go with bent head before the high God? am I to come before him with burned offerings, with young oxen a year old?
Darby Translation
Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?
Julia Smith Translation
With what shall I come before Jehovah? I will bow to the high God; shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves, the sons of a year?
King James 2000
With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Lexham Expanded Bible
With what shall I approach Yahweh, and bow down to God on high? Shall I approach him with burnt offerings, with bull calves a year old?
Modern King James verseion
With what shall I come before Jehovah, to bow myself before God the Most High? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"What acceptable thing shall I offer unto the LORD? Shall I bow my knee to the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, and with calves of a year old?
NET Bible
With what should I enter the Lord's presence? With what should I bow before the sovereign God? Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
New Heart English Bible
How shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
The Emphasized Bible
Wherewith, shall I come before Yahweh? bow myself to God on high? Shall I come before him with ascending-sacrifice? with calves of a year old?
Webster
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?
World English Bible
How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Youngs Literal Translation
With what do I come before Jehovah? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves -- sons of a year?
Themes
Calves » Of a year old best for sacrifice
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Topics
Interlinear
Marowm
'elohiym
`olah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Micah 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
What Does Yahweh Require?
5 "My people, recall how king Balak of Moab deliberated, and how Beor's son Balaam counseled him from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteousness of the LORD." 6 How am I to present myself in the LORD's presence and bow in the presence of the High God? Should I present myself with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with endless rivers of oil? Am I to give my firstborn to pay for my rebellion, the fruit of my body in exchange for my soul?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 14:18-22
King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine, since he was serving as the priest of God Most High.
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb is to be a year old male without blemish. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.
Leviticus 1:3-17
if his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring a male without any defect. He is to present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. At the appointed time, it is to be presented in the presence of the LORD so that he may be accepted.
Numbers 23:1-4
Balaam told Balak, "Build for me here seven altars and prepare here for me seven bulls and seven rams."
Numbers 23:14-15
So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, and from there to the top of Mount Pisgah, where he built seven altars and then offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
Numbers 23:29-30
Balaam told Balak, "Build seven altars for me right here. Then prepare seven bulls and seven rams."
2 Samuel 21:3
So David asked the Gibeonites, "What am I to do for you? How am I to make atonement so that you will bless the LORD's heritage?"
Psalm 22:29
All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.
Psalm 40:6-8
You take no delight in sacrifices and offerings you have prepared my ears to listen you require no burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.
Psalm 51:16-17
Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings.
Psalm 95:6
Come! Let us worship and bow down; let us kneel in the presence of the LORD, who made us.
Daniel 3:26
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the opening of the blazing fire furnace. He shouted out, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!" So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire.
Daniel 4:9
"Belteshazzar, chief of the diviners, since I know that the spirit of the holy gods is within you, and no mystery too difficult for you, explain to me the vision of my dream that I saw, along with its interpretation.
Daniel 5:18
Your majesty, the Most High God gave your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, as well as greatness, glory, and splendor.
Daniel 5:21
He was driven away from human society and given the mind of an animal. He lived with wild donkeys, ate grass like cattle, and his body was soaked with dew from the sky until he realized that the Most High God is sovereign over human kingdoms and places over them whomever he desires.
Matthew 19:16
Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"
Mark 5:7
screaming in a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you in the name of God never to torment me!"
Luke 10:25
Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
John 6:26
Jesus replied to them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were completely satisfied.
Acts 2:37
When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what should we do?"
Acts 16:17
She would follow Paul and us and shout, "These men are servants of the Most High God and are proclaiming to you a way of salvation!"
Acts 16:30
he took them outside and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
Romans 10:2-3
For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.
Ephesians 3:14
This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,
Hebrews 10:4-10
for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.