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Micah 7:2-6

2The godlyחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623manhas perishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;there is noאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369one uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477among menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120.They allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693for bloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;they huntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853anotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with a netחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3עַל־'al-H5921Both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709are skilledלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190at evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451;the princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269and the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199demandשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592a bribeבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966.When the powerfulוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419uttersדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696hisה֖וּאhu'H1931evilהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942desireנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315,they all conspire togetherוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686.

4The best of themטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896islike a brierכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312;the most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is sharperthan a hedge of thornsמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.KhahH4534.The dayי֤וֹםYomH3117for your watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822has comeבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935, the day ofyour visitationפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486.Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258isתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961the timeof their confusionמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998.

5Do notאַל־'al-H408relyתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539on a friendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453;do notאַֽל־'al-H408trustתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a companionבְּאַלּ֑וּףbe.'a.LufH441.Sealשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104the doorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310from her who liesמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in your armsחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a sonבֵן֙venH1121dishonorsמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034his fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,a daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risesקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,and a daughter-in-lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother-in-lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545.A man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341arethe membersאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of his own householdבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

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