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Micah 6:1-5

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now what the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559;Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,contendרִ֣יבrivH7378thou before the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085thy voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085ye, O mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068controversyרִ֣יבrivH7379,and ye strongוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsH4146of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and he will pleadיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3O my peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,what have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee? and wherein have I weariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811thee? testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030against me.

4For I brought thee upהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and redeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299thee out of the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Miriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5O my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now what Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124consultedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289,and what Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him from Shittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851unto Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537;that ye may knowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045the righteousnessצִדְק֥וֹתtzid.KotH6666of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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