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Micah 3:9-11

9Nowנָ֣אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063,O leadersרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and rulersוּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.NeiH7101of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who despiseהַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.VimH8581justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853and pervertיְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.'a.Ke.shuH6140allכָּל־kol-H3605that is rightהַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.RahH3477,

10who buildבֹּנֶ֥הbo.NehH1129Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726with bloodshedבְּדָמִ֑יםbe.da.MimH1818and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389with iniquityבְּעַוְלָֽה׃be.'av.LahH5766.

11Her leadersרָאשֶׁ֣יהָ׀ra.Shei.haH7218judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֗טוּyish.Po.tuH8199for a bribeבְּשֹׁ֣חַדbe.Sho.chadH7810,her priestsוְכֹהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kho.ha.Nei.haH3548teachיוֹר֔וּyo.RuH3384for a priceבִּמְחִ֣ירbim.ChirH4242,and her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶ֖יהָu.ne.vi.'Ei.haH5030practice divinationיִקְסֹ֑מוּyik.So.muH7080for moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.Yet they leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Is notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068among usבְּקִרְבֵּ֔נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130?Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808disasterרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451can comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935upon usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

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