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"
}
}