Revised Literal Translation

Micah 1:9-15

9For her woundמַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָma.ko.Tei.haH4347isincurableאֲנוּשָׁ֖ה'a.nu.ShahH605;for it is comeבָ֙אָה֙va.'ahH935unto Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;he is comeנָגַ֛עna.Ga'H5060unto the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, evento Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Declareתַּגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046ye itnot at Gathבְּגַת֙be.GatH1661,weepבָּכ֖וֹba.KhoH1058ye not at allתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058:in the house of AphrahH1036rollהִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי׃hit.pa.la.she.tiH6428thyself in the dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083.

11Pass ye awayעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674,thou inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Saphirשָׁפִ֖ירsha.FirH8208,having thy shameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322nakedעֶרְיָה־'er.yah-H6181:the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Zaananצַֽאֲנָ֔ןtza.'a.NanH6630came not forthיָֽצְאָה֙ya.tze.'AhH3318in the mourningמִסְפַּד֙mis.PadH4553of Beth–ezelH1018;he shall receiveיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947of you his standingעֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃em.da.ToH5979.

12For the inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Marothמָר֑וֹתma.RotH4796waited carefullyחָ֥לָֽהCha.lahH2342for goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896:but evilרָע֙ra'H7451came downיָ֤רַדYa.radH3381from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto the gateלְשַׁ֖עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

13O thou inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923,bindרְתֹ֧םre.TomH7573the chariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הha.mer.ka.VahH4818to the swift beastלָרֶ֖כֶשׁla.Re.kheshH7409: she isthe beginningרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225of the sinחַטָּ֥אתcha.TatH2403to the daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726:for the transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֥יpish.'EiH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thee.

14Therefore shalt thou giveתִּתְּנִ֣יti.te.NiH5414presentsשִׁלּוּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to Moresheth–gathH4182:the housesבָּתֵּ֤יba.TeiH1004of Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392shall bea lieלְאַכְזָ֔בle.'akh.ZavH391to the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Yet will I bringאָ֣בִי'A.viH935an heirהַיֹּרֵשׁ֙hai.yo.ReshH3423unto thee, O inhabitantיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyo.She.vetH3427of Mareshahמָֽרֵשָׁ֑הma.re.ShahH4762:he shall comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935unto Adullamעֲדֻּלָּ֥ם'a.du.LamH5725the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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