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Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. (KJV)

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שִׁמְעוּ\־shim.'u-hear

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 1

נָ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 2

זֹ֗אתZotthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 3

רָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiO chiefs of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 4

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 5

יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 6

וּקְצִינֵ֖יu.ke.tzi.Neiand O rulers of

Lemma: קָצִין (qa.tsin) · Strong's: H7101

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: chief

Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 10:24, Judges 11:6, Judges 11:11, Proverbs 6:7, Proverbs 25:15, Isaiah 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7101; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 7

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 8

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 9

הַֽמֲתַעֲבִ֣יםha.ma.ta.'a.Vimwho loathe

Lemma: תַּעָב (ta.av) · Strong's: H8581

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to abhor

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Kings 21:26, 1 Chronicles 21:6, Job 9:31, Job 15:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8581; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 10

מִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 11

וְאֵ֥תve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 12

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 13

הַיְשָׁרָ֖הhay.sha.Rah<the> straight [thing]

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477I

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: upright

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 8:21, Jeremiah 31:9, Ezekiel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477I; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 14

יְעַקֵּֽשׁוּ\׃ye.'a.Ke.shuthey make crooked

Lemma: עָקַשׁ (a.qash) · Strong's: H6140

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to twist

Used 5 times. Also: Job 9:20, Proverbs 10:9, Proverbs 28:18, Isaiah 59:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6140; TAHOT Micah 3:9 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now	→	נָא H4994 please
hear	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
O leaders	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
and rulers	→	קָצִין H7101 chief
of the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
who despise	→	תַּעָב H8581 to abhor
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
and pervert	→	עָקַשׁ H6140 to twist
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
that is right	→	יָשָׁר H3477I upright

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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