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Shall I be pureהַאֶזְכֶּהwith scalesבְּמֹאזְנֵיof wickedness,רֶשַׁעand with a bagוּבְכִיסof deceitfulמִרְמָהweights?אַבְנֵי
Micah 6:11
Study it in the app“Shall I be pure with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Micah 6:11, word by word
- Shall I be pureאֶזְכֶּהezke
be pure, be clean
To be pure, clean, clear; figuratively, to be innocent.
Where else “ezke” appears- with scalesמֹאזְנֵיmozne
scales
A pair of scales.
Where else “mozne” appears- of wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- and with a bagכִיסchis
bag, purse
A bag in which weights or money were carried; also a cup.
Where else “chis” appears- of deceitfulמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- weightsאַבְנֵיavne
weight
A piece of stone of fixed weight used to weigh on the scales.
Where else “avne” appears
Translation note
It can also be read: “Shall I declare pure the one who uses scales of wickedness…?”
The context
10Are there still in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the scant ephah that provokes indignation?
11 · This verse (above)
12For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak falsehood, and their tongue is deceit in their mouth.