Micah 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 3:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֹמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁמְעוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נָא֙
nâʼ
H4994
please
רָאשֵׁ֣י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וּקְצִינֵ֖י
qâtsîyn
H7101
ruler
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לָכֶ֔ם
לָדַ֖עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I said, "Please listen, you heads of Jacob, And rulers of the house of Israel: Isn't it for you to know justice?
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King James Version Public Domain
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said, “Hear, please, heads of Jacob and commanders of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).