Mic 7:1-5 : 1 {
"verseID": "Micah.7.1",
"source": "אַ֣לְלַי לִ֗י כִּ֤י הָיִ֙יתִי֙ כְּאָסְפֵּי־קַ֔יִץ כְּעֹלְלֹ֖ת בָּצִ֑יר אֵין־אֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל לֶאֱכ֔וֹל בִּכּוּרָ֖ה אִוְּתָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "*ʾallay* to me, for *hāyîtî* like *ʾōsəpê*-*qayiṣ*, like *ʿōləlōt* *bāṣîr*; *ʾên*-*ʾešəkôl* to eat, *bikkûrāh* *ʾiwwətāh* *napəšî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾallay*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to/for me",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*hāyîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/I am",
"*kə*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ʾōsəpê*": "construct plural noun - gatherings/gleanings of",
"*qayiṣ*": "masculine singular noun - summer fruit/harvest",
"*ʿōləlōt*": "feminine plural noun - gleanings",
"*bāṣîr*": "masculine singular noun - grape harvest/vintage",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*ʾešəkôl*": "masculine singular noun - cluster (of grapes)",
"*leʾĕkôl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to eat",
"*bikkûrāh*": "feminine singular noun - early/first-ripe fig",
"*ʾiwwətāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it desires/longs for",
"*napəšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/self"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾallay*": "woe/alas/ah me",
"*ʾōsəpê-qayiṣ*": "gatherings of summer fruit/late harvest/gleanings after the main harvest",
"*ʿōləlōt*": "gleanings/leftover grapes after harvest",
"*bāṣîr*": "grape harvest/vintage/grape-gathering",
"*ʾešəkôl*": "cluster of grapes/bunch",
"*bikkûrāh*": "first-ripe fig/early fruit/first-fruit",
"*ʾiwwətāh*": "desires/longs for/craves",
"*napəšî*": "my soul/my appetite/myself/my being"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Micah.7.2",
"source": "אָבַ֤ד חָסִיד֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיָשָׁ֥ר בָּאָדָ֖ם אָ֑יִן כֻּלָּם֙ לְדָמִ֣ים יֶאֱרֹ֔בוּ אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֖יהוּ יָצ֥וּדוּ חֵֽרֶם׃",
"text": "*ʾābad* *ḥāsîd* from-the-*ʾāreṣ*, and-*yāšār* among-*ʾādām* *ʾāyin*; *kullām* for-*dāmîm* *yeʾĕrōbû*, *ʾîš* *ʾet*-his brother *yāṣûdû* *ḥērem*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾābad*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has perished/disappeared",
"*ḥāsîd*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - godly/pious person",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - upright person",
"*bā-ʾādām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - among men/humanity",
"*ʾāyin*": "particle of negation - there is not/none",
"*kullām*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*lə-dāmîm*": "preposition + masculine plural noun - for blood/bloodshed",
"*yeʾĕrōbû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they lie in wait/ambush",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾāḥîhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother",
"*yāṣûdû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they hunt/trap",
"*ḥērem*": "masculine singular noun - net/ban/destruction"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾābad*": "perished/disappeared/vanished",
"*ḥāsîd*": "godly person/pious one/faithful one",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory",
"*yāšār*": "upright person/honest one/just person",
"*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/people",
"*dāmîm*": "blood/bloodshed/blood-guilt",
"*yeʾĕrōbû*": "lie in wait/ambush/lurk",
"*yāṣûdû*": "hunt/trap/catch",
"*ḥērem*": "net/ban/destruction/devoted thing"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Micah.7.3",
"source": "עַל־הָרַ֤ע כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ לְהֵיטִ֔יב הַשַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּשִׁלּ֑וּם וְהַגָּד֗וֹל דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ה֖וּא וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃",
"text": "Upon-the-*raʿ* *kappayim* to do well, the-*śar* *šōʾēl* and-the-*šōpēṭ* for-*šillûm*, and-the-*gādōl* *dōbēr* *hawwat* *napəšô* he, and-*yəʿabbətûhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/concerning",
"*hā-raʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the evil",
"*kappayim*": "feminine dual noun - both hands/palms",
"*lə-hêṭîb*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to do well/make good",
"*ha-śar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the prince/official",
"*šōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - asking/demanding",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ha-šōpēṭ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the judge",
"*ba-šillûm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - for payment/reward",
"*ha-gādōl*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the great one/important person",
"*dōbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - speaking",
"*hawwat*": "construct feminine singular noun - desire/craving of",
"*napəšô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul",
"*hû*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he/it",
"*wa-yəʿabbətûhā*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - they twist/pervert it"
},
"variants": {
"*raʿ*": "evil/wickedness/injury",
"*kappayim*": "hands/palms/both hands",
"*lə-hêṭîb*": "to do well/do good/make good",
"*śar*": "prince/ruler/official/chief",
"*šōʾēl*": "asks/demands/requires",
"*šōpēṭ*": "judge/ruler/adjudicator",
"*šillûm*": "payment/reward/bribe/recompense",
"*gādōl*": "great one/important person/noble",
"*hawwat*": "desire/craving/mischief of",
"*napəšô*": "his soul/his desire/himself",
"*yəʿabbətûhā*": "they twist it/pervert it/distort it/weave it"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Micah.7.4",
"source": "טוֹבָ֣ם כְּחֵ֔דֶק יָשָׁ֖ר מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה י֤וֹם מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ בָ֔אָה עַתָּ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה מְבוּכָתָֽם׃",
"text": "Their *ṭôb* like *ḥēdeq*, *yāšār* like *məsûkāh*; *yôm* your *məṣappêkā* your *pəquddātəkā* *bāʾāh*, now *tihyeh* their *məbûkātām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôbām*": "masculine singular adjective with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their best/good one",
"*kə*": "preposition - like/as",
"*ḥēdeq*": "masculine singular noun - brier/thorn",
"*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - upright person/straight one",
"*min*": "preposition - from/than/out of",
"*məsûkāh*": "feminine singular noun - hedge/thorn hedge",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular construct noun - day of",
"*məṣappêkā*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your watchmen/lookouts",
"*pəquddātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your punishment/visitation",
"*bāʾāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has come",
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be",
"*məbûkātām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their confusion/bewilderment"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/best/most upright",
"*ḥēdeq*": "brier/thorn/bramble",
"*yāšār*": "upright person/straight one/honest person",
"*məsûkāh*": "hedge/thorn hedge/barrier",
"*məṣappêkā*": "your watchmen/lookouts/guards",
"*pəquddātəkā*": "your punishment/visitation/judgment day",
"*məbûkātām*": "their confusion/bewilderment/consternation"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Micah.7.5",
"source": "אַל־תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ בְרֵ֔עַ אַֽל־תִּבְטְח֖וּ בְּאַלּ֑וּף מִשֹּׁכֶ֣בֶת חֵיקֶ֔ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר פִּתְחֵי־פִֽיךָ׃",
"text": "Not *taʾămînû* in-*rêaʿ*, not *tibṭəḥû* in-*ʾallûp*; from-*šōkebet* your *ḥêqeká* *šəmōr* *pitḥê*-your mouth.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*taʾămînû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - trust/believe",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*rêaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - friend/companion/neighbor",
"*tibṭəḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - trust/rely on",
"*ʾallûp*": "masculine singular noun - close friend/confidant/chief",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*šōkebet*": "Qal participle, feminine singular construct - one lying in",
"*ḥêqeká*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bosom/embrace",
"*šəmōr*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - guard/keep",
"*pitḥê*": "masculine plural construct noun - openings of",
"*pîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*taʾămînû*": "trust/believe/have faith in",
"*rêaʿ*": "friend/companion/neighbor/associate",
"*tibṭəḥû*": "trust/rely on/have confidence in",
"*ʾallûp*": "close friend/confidant/chief/intimate companion",
"*šōkebet*": "one who lies in/woman who lies in",
"*ḥêqeká*": "your bosom/lap/embrace",
"*šəmōr*": "guard/keep/watch",
"*pitḥê-pîkā*": "openings of your mouth/what you say/your words"
}
}