Micah 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 3:9 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 →
שִׁמְעוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
זֹ֗את
zôʼth
H2063
this
רָאשֵׁי֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וּקְצִינֵ֖י
qâtsîyn
H7101
ruler
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים
taʻâb
H8581
to abhor
מִשְׁפָּ֔ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וְאֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה
yâshâr
H3477
upright
יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ
ʻâqash
H6140
to twist
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World English Bible Public Domain
Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice, And pervert all equity.
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King James Version Public Domain
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hear this, please, heads of the house of Jacob and commanders of the house of Israel, the ones abhorring justice and making all of the straight crooked,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).