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Micah 6:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֕אna'H4994אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saysאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559: “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,plead your caseרִ֣יבrivH7378beforeאֶת־'et-H854the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068indictmentרִ֣יבrivH7379אֶת־'et-H853,you enduringוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsמֹ֣סְדֵיMo.se.deiH4144of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a caseרִ֤יבrivH7379againstעִם־'im-H5973His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and He will argueיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198it againstוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:

3‘My peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you?Testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030against Mehowוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100I have wearied youהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811!

4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I brought you upהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and redeemed youפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299from the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650.I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440אֶת־'et-H853,as well as Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and Miriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ נָא֙ze.khor- na'H2142 H4994whatמַה־mah-H4100Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124counseledיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289and whatוּמֶה־u.meh-H4100Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Remember your journey fromמִן־min-H4480Shittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851toעַד־'ad-H5704Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,so thatלְמַ֕עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may acknowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045the righteousnessצִדְק֥וֹתtzid.KotH6666of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

6With whatבַּמָּה֙ba.MahH4100shall I come beforeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068when I bowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721before the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791?Should I come to Himהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923with burnt offeringsבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,with year-oldבְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָֽה׃be.Nei sha.NahH1121 H8141calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695?

7Would the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be pleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521with thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352,with ten thousandבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158of oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?Shall I presentהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414my firstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060for my transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588,the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990forthe sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He has shownהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046you,O manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,whatמַה־mah-H4100isgoodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896.And whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100does the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of youמִמְּךָ֗ כִּ֣יmi.me.Kha kiH4480 H3588butאִם־'im-H518to actעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941,to loveוְאַ֣הֲבַתve.'A.ha.vatH157mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and to walkלֶ֖כֶתLe.khetH1980humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800withעִם־'im-H5973your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

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