Revised Literal Translation

Micah 7:2-6

2The goodחָסִיד֙cha.SidH2623manis perishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6out of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and there isnone uprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477among menבָּאָדָ֖םba.'a.DamH120:they all lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693for bloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818;they huntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251with a netחֵֽרֶם׃Che.remH2764.

3That they may do evilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451with both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709earnestlyלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190,the princeהַשַּׂ֣רha.SarH8269askethשֹׁאֵ֔לsho.'ElH7592,and the judgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199askethfor a rewardבַּשִׁלּ֑וּםba.shi.LumH7966;and the greatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419man,he utterethדֹּבֵ֨רdo.VerH1696his mischievousהַוַּ֥תha.VatH1942desireנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315:so they wrap it upוַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃Vay.'a.be.Tu.haH5686.

4The bestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896of them isas a brierכְּחֵ֔דֶקke.Che.dekH2312:the most uprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477is sharperthan a thorn hedgeמִמְּסוּכָ֑הmi.me.su.KhahH4534:the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of thy watchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822andthy visitationפְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣pe.ku.da.te.ChaH6486comethבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935;now shall be their perplexityמְבוּכָתָֽם׃me.vu.kha.TamH3998.

5Trustתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539ye not in a friendבְרֵ֔עַve.Re.a'H7453,put ye not confidenceתִּבְטְח֖וּtiv.te.ChuH982in a guideבְּאַלּ֑וּףbe.'a.LufH441:keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104the doorsפִּתְחֵי־pit.chei-H6607of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310from her that liethמִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶתmi.sho.Khe.vetH7901in thy bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436.

6For the sonבֵן֙venH1121dishonourethמְנַבֵּ֣לme.na.BelH5034the fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,the daughterבַּ֚תbatH1323riseth upקָמָ֣הka.MahH6965against her motherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,the daughter in lawכַּלָּ֖הka.LahH3618against her mother in lawבַּחֲמֹתָ֑הּba.cha.mo.TahH2545;a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341arethe menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of his own houseבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.

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