Revised Literal Translation

Micah 6:8-13

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?

9Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963criethיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121unto the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892, and the man ofwisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֖הve.tu.shi.YahH8454shall seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200thy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye the rodמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294,and who hath appointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259it.

10Are thereהַאִשׁ֙ha.'IshH786yet the treasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H376 H7562in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,and the scantרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that isabominableזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Shall I count thempureהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135with the wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562balancesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976,and with the bagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599of deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For the rich menעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223thereof are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of violenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,and their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956isdeceitfulרְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.YahH7423in their mouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13Therefore also will I make theesickהֶחֱלֵ֣יתִיhe.che.Lei.tiH2470in smitingהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221thee, in making theedesolateהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074because of thy sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

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