Micah 6:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 6:7 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 →
הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה
râtsâh
H7521
to be pleased
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּאַלְפֵ֣י
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אֵילִ֔ים
ʼayil
H352
ram
בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹת
rᵉbâbâh
H7233
myriad
נַֽחֲלֵי
nachal
H5158
wadi
שָׁ֑מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
הַאֶתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּכוֹרִי֙
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
פִּשְׁעִ֔י
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
פְּרִ֥י
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
בִטְנִ֖י
beṭen
H990
belly
חַטַּ֥את
chaṭṭâʼâh
H2403
sin offering
נַפְשִֽׁי
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams? With tens of thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my disobedience? The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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King James Version Public Domain
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Will Yahweh be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn my transgression, the fruit of my belly the sin of my soul?
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