Micah

Micah 3:9

⁹Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob

and rulers of the house of Israel,

who despise justice

and pervert all that is right,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	נָ֣א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֗את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O leaders	רָאשֵׁי֙	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and 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
who despise	הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣ים	ha·mă·ṯa·‘ă·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H8581 loathe, detest
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֔ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and pervert	יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃	yə·‘aq·qê·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6140 twist
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that is right	הַיְשָׁרָ֖ה	hay·šā·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H3477 straight, right

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.