New American Standard Bible 2020

Micah 6:6-12

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?

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

10Is there stillע֗וֹדodH5750a personH376inthe wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, Along withtreasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, And ashortרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that iscursedזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Can I justifyהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135dishonestרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562balancesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976,And a bagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599of fraudulentמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For the richעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223peopleH6223ofthe city 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.

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