Revised Literal Translation

Micah 6:9-15

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.

14Thou shalt eatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398,but not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646;and thy casting downוְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ve.yesh.cha.KhaH3445shall bein the midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee; and thou shalt take holdוְתַסֵּג֙ve.ta.SegH5253,but shalt not deliverתַפְלִ֔יטtaf.LitH6403; and thatwhich thou deliverestתְּפַלֵּ֖טte.fa.LetH6403will I give upאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15Thou shalt sowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232,but thou shalt not reapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114;thou shalt treadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869the olivesזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132,but thou shalt not anointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480thee with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081;and sweet wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,but shalt not drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354wineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

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