New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 6:6-15

6With whatבַּמָּה֙ba.MahH4100shall I comeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791?Shall I comeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923to Him withburntבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930,With yearlingשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695?

7Does the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takeהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521delightH7521inthousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352,In tenH7233thousandבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158of oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?Shall I presentהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414myfirstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060formy rebelliousH6588actsH6588,The fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990for the sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hastoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046you, O manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896; Andwhatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100does the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of you But todoעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, toloveוְאַ֣הֲבַתve.'A.ha.vatH157kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,And to walkלֶ֖כֶתLe.khetH1980humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

9The voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will callיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121to the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892--And it is soundH8454wisdomH8454to fearH3372Your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034: “Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085,O tribeמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294.Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310has appointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259its time?

10Is there yetע֗וֹדodH5750a manH376in the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, Along withtreasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562And ashortרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that iscursedזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Can I justifyהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562scalesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976And a bagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599of deceptiveמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For the richעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223menH6223of thecity are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofviolenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555,Her residentsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427speakדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, And theirtongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956is deceitfulרְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.YahH7423in their mouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13So alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I will makeהֶחֱלֵ֣יתִיhe.che.Lei.tiH2470yousickH2470,strikingהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221you downH5221,Desolatingהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074youbecauseעַל־'al-H5921of your sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

14You will eatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398, but you willnot be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646, And yourvilenessוְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ve.yesh.cha.KhaH3445will be in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130. You will try toremoveH5472for safekeeping, But you willnot preserveתַפְלִ֔יטtaf.LitH6403anything,And whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you do preserveתְּפַלֵּ֖טte.fa.LetH6403I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15You will sowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232but you willnot reapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114.You will treadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869the oliveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132but will not anointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081;And the grapesוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, but you willnot drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354wineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

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