Micah

Micah 3:1

¹Then I said:

“Hear now, O leaders of Jacob,

you rulers of the house of Israel.

Should you not know justice?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
now	נָא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
O leaders	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
you rulers	וּקְצִינֵ֖י	ū·qə·ṣî·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7101 chief, ruler
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Should you not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	לָדַ֖עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
justice	הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃	ham·miš·pāṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.