Revised Literal Translation

Micah 6:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now what Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559;Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,contendרִ֣יבrivH7378thou before the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085thy voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085ye, O mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068controversyרִ֣יבrivH7379,and ye strongוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsH4146of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:for Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and he will pleadיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3O my peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,what have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee? and wherein have I weariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811thee? testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030against me.

4For I brought thee upהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and redeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299thee out of the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Miriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5O my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now what Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124consultedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289,and what Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him from Shittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851unto Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537;that ye may knowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045the righteousnessצִדְק֥וֹתtzid.KotH6666of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Wherewith shall I come beforeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before the highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430?shall I come beforeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923him with burnt offeringsבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,with calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695of a yearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141oldבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121?

7Will Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be pleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521with thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, orwith ten thousandsבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233of riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158of oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?shall I giveהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414my firstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060formy transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588,the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990forthe sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hath shewedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046thee, O manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, what isgoodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896;and what doth Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of thee, but to doעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941,and to loveH160mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and to walkH3212humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

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