Micah 7:3
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Concerningעַל־al-5921upon, above, overfrom alah
evil,הָרַ֤עha·ra7451bevil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙kap·pa·yim3709hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
do it well.לְהֵיטִ֔יבle·hei·tiv,3190to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
The princeהַשַּׂ֣רhas·sar8269chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
asks,שֹׁאֵ֔לsho·'el,7592to ask, inquirea prim. root
also the judge,וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve·ha·sho·fet8199to judge, governa prim. root
for a bribe,בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּםba·shil·lum;7966requitalfrom shalem
And a great manוְהַגָּדֹ֗ולve·hag·ga·do·vl1419greatfrom gadal
speaksדֹּבֵ֨רdo·ver1696to speaka prim. root
the desireהַוַּ֥תhav·vat1942desire, chasm, destructionfrom havah
of his soul;נַפְשֹׁ֛וnaf·shov5315a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
So they weave it together.וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃vay·'ab·be·tu·ha.5686to wind, weavea prim. root
KJV Lexicon
That they may do evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
with both hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
earnestly
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
the prince
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
asketh
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
and the judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
asketh for a reward
shilluwm  (shil-loom')
a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee -- recompense, reward.
and the great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
man he uttereth
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
his mischievous
havvah  (hav-vaw')
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
desire
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
so they wrap it up
`abath  (aw-bath')
to interlace, i.e. (figuratively) to pervert -- wrap up.
New American Standard (©1995)
Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together.

King James Bible
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

American King James Version
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

American Standard Version
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Darby Bible Translation
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it.

English Revised Version
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Webster's Bible Translation
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

World English Bible
Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Young's Literal Translation
On the evil are both hands to do it well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

מיכה 7:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
עַל־הָרַ֤ע כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ לְהֵיטִ֔יב הַשַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם וְהַגָּדֹ֗ול דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשֹׁ֛ו ה֖וּא וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃

מיכה 7:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
על־הרע כפים להיטיב השר שאל והשפט בשלום והגדול דבר הות נפשו הוא ויעבתוה׃

מיכה 7:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
על־הרע כפים להיטיב השר שאל והשפט בשלום והגדול דבר הות נפשו הוא ויעבתוה׃

מיכה 7:3 Hebrew Bible
על הרע כפים להיטיב השר שאל והשפט בשלום והגדול דבר הות נפשו הוא ויעבתוה׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
malum manuum suarum dicunt bonum princeps postulat et iudex in reddendo est et magnus locutus est desiderium animae suae et conturbaverunt eam

Accepts Asketh Asking Asks Bribe Bribes Combine Conspire Decisions Demands Desire Dictate Dictates Diligently Earnestly Evil Gifts Gives Greed Hands Judge Makes Mischief Mischievous Money Pleasure Powerful Prince Ready Recompence Requests Reward Ruler Skilled Soul Soul's Speaking Speaks Thus Twisted Uttereth Utters Weave Wrap

Accepts Bribe Conspire Decisions Demands Desire Dictate Diligently Earnestly Evil Gifts Gives Great Hands Judge Makes Mischievous Money Pleasure Powerful Prince Ready Requests Reward Right Ruler Skilled Soul Together Twisted Uttereth Utters Weave Wrap

Accepts Bribe Conspire Decisions Demands Desire Dictate Diligently Earnestly Evil Gifts Gives Great Hands Judge Makes Mischievous Money Pleasure Powerful Prince Ready Requests Reward Right Ruler Skilled Soul Together Twisted Uttereth Utters Weave Wrap

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