Revised Literal Translation

Micah 5:7-14

7And the remnantH7611of JacobH3290shall be in the midstH7130of manyH7227peopleH5971as a dewכְּטַל֙ke.TalH2919from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as the showersכִּרְבִיבִ֖יםkir.vi.VimH7241upon the grassעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212,that tarriethיְקַוֶּה֙ye.ka.VehH6960not for manלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,nor waitethיְיַחֵ֖לye.ya.ChelH3176for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8And the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290shall be among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971as a lionכְּאַרְיֵה֙ke.'ar.YehH738among the beastsבְּבַהֲמ֣וֹתbe.va.ha.MotH929of the forestיַ֔עַרYa.'arH3293,as a young lionכִּכְפִ֖ירkikh.FirH3715among the flocksבְּעֶדְרֵיbe.'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629:who, if he go throughעָבַ֛ר'a.VarH5674,both treadeth downוְרָמַ֥סve.ra.MasH7429,and teareth in piecesוְטָרַ֖ףve.ta.RafH2963,and none can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

9Thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be lifted upתָּרֹ֥םta.RomH7311upon thine adversariesצָרֶ֑יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,and all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341shall be cut offH3772.

10And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will cut offH3772thy horsesסוּסֶ֖יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483out of the midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee, and I will destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6thy chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818:

11And I will cut offH3772the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892 H6145of thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and throw downוְהָרַסְתִּ֖יve.ha.ras.TiH2040all thy strong holdsמִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃miv.tza.Rei.khaH4013:

12And I will cut offH3772witchcraftsכְשָׁפִ֖יםkhe.sha.FimH3785out of thine handH3027; and thou shalt have no moresoothsayersוּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖יםu.me.'o.NimH6049:

13Thy graven imagesפְסִילֶ֛יךָfe.si.Lei.khaH6456also will I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֧יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772,and thy standing imagesוּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָu.ma.tze.vo.Tei.khaH4676out of the midstH7130of thee; and thou shalt no more worshipתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

14And I will pluck upוְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5428thy grovesאֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ'a.shei.Rei.khaH842out of the midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee: so will I destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.hish.mad.TiH8045thy citiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH5892 H6145.

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