Revised Version 1895

Micah 6:6-15

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.

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