New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 6:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֕אna'H4994whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is sayingאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559, “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,pleadH7378your caseרִ֣יבrivH7378beforeאֶת־'et-H854the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,And let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,you mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,to the indictmentרִ֣יבrivH7379by the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And you enduringוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsמֹ֣סְדֵיMo.se.deiH4144of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theLordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a caseרִ֤יבrivH7379againstH5973His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;And He will disputeיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3My peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,whatמֶה־meh-H4100have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you, Andhowוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100have I weariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811you? Answerעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030Me.

4Indeedכִּ֤יkiH3588, IbroughtH5927you upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, Iredeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299you from the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,And I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440youMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175, andMiriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָא֙na'H4994Whatמַה־mah-H4100Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124plannedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289And whatוּמֶה־u.meh-H4100Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him, And what happened fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,Soלְמַ֕עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you might knowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045therighteousH6666actsH6666of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

6With whatבַּמָּה֙ba.MahH4100shall I comeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923toH6923the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791?Shall I comeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923toH6923Him withburntבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930,With yearlingשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695?

7Does the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068takeהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521pleasureH7521inthousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352,In tenH7233thousandבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158ofoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?Shall I giveהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414Him myfirstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060formy wrongdoingsפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588,The fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990for the sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hastoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046you, mortalH120oneH120,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?

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