Micah 3:9

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Micah 3:9, word by word

Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

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and rulersקְצִינֵיketsine

commander, leader

Commander: the one who gives orders and decides; a leader of troops.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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who abhorמֲתַעֲבִיםmataavim

abhor

To reject something in disgust, or be rejected so.

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justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

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and twistיְעַקֵּשׁוּyeakeshu

pervert

To twist; figuratively, to pervert, or to declare someone crooked.

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that is uprightיְשָׁרָהyeshara

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

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