Micah 6

YHWH presents a legal case against Israel, reminding them of His faithfulness while they respond with ingratitude and rebellion, questioning what offerings could satisfy Him.[1][2] YHWH reveals that He requires not sacrifices but justice, mercy, and humble obedience, yet Israel persists in wickedness and will face desolation and futility as judgment for their covenant unfaithfulness.[1][2][3]

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Verse 4
For for/because I brought you up I made you ascend from the land from land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and from the house and from the built-house of of slaves male servants I redeemed you I ransomed you and I sent and I sent before you before your face [direct object marker] object-marker Moses Mosheh Mosheh Aaron Aharon Aharon and Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC הֶעֱלִתִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤊 heelitikha I brought you up I made you ascend HVhp1cs/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וּ/מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 umibeyt and from the house and from the built-house of HC/R/Ncmsc עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim of slaves male servants HNcmpa פְּדִיתִ֑י/ךָ 𐤐𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤊 peditikha I redeemed you I ransomed you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms וָ/אֶשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 vaeshelach and I sent and I sent HC/Vqw1cs לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אַהֲרֹ֥ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ/מִרְיָֽם 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 umireyam and Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam HC/Np
Verse 5
my people my people remember remember! now please what what? devised he counseled Balak Balak Balaq king king of of Moab Moab Moav and what and what? answered where? him him Balaam Bilam Bileam son son of Beor Beor Beor from from Shittim the acacias the Shitim to up to Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal that in order that you may know knowledge-of righteous acts righteous acts of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
עַמִּ֗/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs זְכָר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhar remember remember! HVqv2ms נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi יָּעַ֗ץ 𐤉𐤏𐤑 yaats devised he counseled HVqp3ms בָּלָק֙ 𐤁𐤋𐤒 balaq Balak Balak Balaq HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp וּ/מֶה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umeh and what and what? HC/Ti עָנָ֥ה 𐤏𐤍𐤄 anah answered where? HVqp3ms אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms בִּלְעָ֣ם 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 bileam Balaam Bilam Bileam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc בְּע֑וֹר 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤓 beor of Beor Beor Beor HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/שִּׁטִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤈𐤉𐤌 hashitim Shittim the acacias the Shitim HTd/Np עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR הַ/גִּלְגָּ֔ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np לְמַ֕עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR דַּ֖עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat you may know knowledge-of HVqc צִדְק֥וֹת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 tsideqot righteous acts righteous acts of HNcfpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 7
will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh with thousands of in thousands of rams rams with ten thousands of in myriads of rivers of wadis of oil rich oil shall I give I will give my firstborn my firstborn son for my transgression my rebellion the fruit fruit-yield of my body my inner womb for the sin sin-offense of my soul my living being
הֲ/יִרְצֶ֤ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤑𐤄 hayiretseh will he be pleased? Will he be pleased? HTi/Vqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/אַלְפֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 bealefey with thousands of in thousands of HR/Acbpc אֵילִ֔ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim rams rams HNcmpa בְּ/רִֽבְב֖וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 berivevot with ten thousands of in myriads of HR/Ncfpc נַֽחֲלֵי 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤉 nachaley rivers of wadis of HNcmpc שָׁ֑מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shamen oil rich oil HNcmsa הַ/אֶתֵּ֤ן 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤍 haeten shall I give I will give HTi/Vqi1cs בְּכוֹרִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓/𐤉 bekhori my firstborn my firstborn son HNcmsc/Sp1cs פִּשְׁעִ֔/י 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤉 pishei for my transgression my rebellion HNcmsc/Sp1cs פְּרִ֥י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri the fruit fruit-yield HNcmsc בִטְנִ֖/י 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤉 viteni of my body my inner womb HNcfsc/Sp1cs חַטַּ֥את 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 chatat for the sin sin-offense HNcfsc נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi of my soul my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs
Verse 8
He has told he made known to you — O man human being what what? is good good and what and what? the LORD Yahweh Yahweh requires the seeking-one of you from you but for/because but if / whether to do to do justice judgment to love and love-of mercy covenant-loyal love humbly and to conduct oneself modestly to walk to go with if / whether your God your Mighty One
הִגִּ֥יד 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid He has told he made known HVhp3ms לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam O man human being HNcmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi טּ֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov is good good HAamsa וּ/מָֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what and what? HC/Ti יְהוָ֞ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤔 doresh requires the seeking-one HVqrmsa מִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha of you from you HR/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im but if / whether HC עֲשׂ֤וֹת 𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 asot to do to do HVqc מִשְׁפָּט֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וְ/אַ֣הֲבַת 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 veahavat to love and love-of HC/Ncfsc חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed mercy covenant-loyal love HNcmsa וְ/הַצְנֵ֥עַ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤍𐤏 vehatsenea humbly and to conduct oneself modestly HC/Vha לֶ֖כֶת 𐤋𐤊𐤕 lekhet to walk to go HVqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether HR אֱלֹהֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 16
and are kept and he will guard himself statutes engraved statutes of of Omri Omri Meri and all and the whole of works deed of house house-of of Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav and you walk and you went in their counsels in their deliberations that in order that I may make my giving you you-marked a desolation for utter desolation and the inhabitants of her and the ones dwelling in her a hissing a hissing sound and reproach and reproach-shame of of My people my people you shall bear you (masculine plural) will bear
וְ/יִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤌𐤓 veyishetamer and are kept and he will guard himself HC/Vti3ms חֻקּ֣וֹת 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕 chuqot statutes engraved statutes of HNcbpc עָמְרִ֗י 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤉 ameri of Omri Omri Meri HNp וְ/כֹל֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh works deed of HNcmsc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house-of HNcmsc אַחְאָ֔ב 𐤀𐤇𐤀𐤁 acheav of Ahab Brother-of-a-Father Acheav HNp וַ/תֵּלְכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 vatelekhu and you walk and you went HC/Vqw2mp בְּ/מֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤌 bemoatsotam in their counsels in their deliberations HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR תִּתִּ֨/י 𐤕𐤕/𐤉 titi I may make my giving HVqc/Sp1cs אֹתְ/ךָ֜ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 otekha you you-marked HTo/Sp2ms לְ/שַׁמָּ֗ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a desolation for utter desolation HR/Ncfsa וְ/יֹשְׁבֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veyosheveyha and the inhabitants of her and the ones dwelling in her HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs לִ/שְׁרֵקָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤒𐤄 lishereqah a hissing a hissing sound HR/Ncfsa וְ/חֶרְפַּ֥ת 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 vecherepat and reproach and reproach-shame of HC/Ncfsc עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of My people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs תִּשָּֽׂאוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤀𐤅 tisau you shall bear you (masculine plural) will bear HVqi2mp
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