Revised Version 1895

Micah 6

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085yenowH4994whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saith:Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,contendרִ֣יבrivH7378thoubeforeאֶת־'et-H854themountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, andletH4994thehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085thyvoiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085, O yemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068controversyרִ֣יבrivH7379, and yeenduringוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsH4146of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: for theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and he willpleadיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3O mypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,whatמֶה־meh-H4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee? and wherein have Iweariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811thee?testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030againstmeוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100.

4For IbroughtH5927theeupH5927outH7971of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andredeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299theeoutH7971of thehouseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650; and IsentH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440theeMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175, andMiriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5O mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָא֙na'H4994whatמַה־mah-H4100Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124consultedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289, andwhatוּמֶה־u.meh-H4100Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him;rememberH2142fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851untoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, that ye mayknowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045therighteousH6666actsH6666of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Wherewith shall Icomeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923beforeH6923theLORDH3068, andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myselfbeforeH6923thehighמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430? shall Icomeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923beforeH6923him withburntבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH3068, withcalvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695of ayearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141oldבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121?

7will theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bepleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521withthousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505oframsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, or withtenבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233thousandsH505of rivers ofoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081? shall Igiveהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414myfirstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060for mytransgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588, thefruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of mybodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990for thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hath shewed thee, Omanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,whatמַה־mah-H4100isgoodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896; andwhatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100doth theLORDH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of thee, but todoעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941, and toloveH160mercyH3068, and to walkhumblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

9Thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068crieth unto thecityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892, and the man ofwisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֖הve.tu.shi.YahH8454will see thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye therodמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294, and who hathappointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259it.

10Are there yet thetreasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563, and the scantmeasureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that is abominable?

11Shall I bepureהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135withwickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562balancesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976, and with abagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599ofdeceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For therichעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223menH6223thereof arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofviolenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesH8267, and theirtongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956isdeceitfulH8267in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13Therefore I also havesmittenהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221thee with a grievous wound; I havemadeהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074theedesolateH8074becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thysinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

14Thou shalteatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398, butnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808besatisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646; and thy humiliation shall be in themidstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee: and thou shalt remove, but shaltnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808carryawayH398safe; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834thou carriestawayH398will Igiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414upH5414to theswordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15Thou shaltsowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232, but shaltnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808reapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114: thou shalttreadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869theolivesזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132, but shaltnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808anointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480thee withoilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081; and the vintage, but shaltnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354thewineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

16For thestatutesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708ofOmriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018arekeptוְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞רve.yish.ta.MerH8104, andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605theworksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofAhabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256, and ye walk in theircounselsבְּמֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑םbe.mo.'a.tzo.TamH4156: that I shouldmakeתִּתִּ֨יti.TiH5414thee adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047, and theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof anhissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הlish.re.KahH8322; and ye shallbearתִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ פti.Sa.'uH5375thereproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

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