Hebrew Interlinear
Micah 7:3 Interlinear
“ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly the prince asketh and the judge asketh for a reward and the great man he uttereth his mischievous desire so they wrap it up”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 2 | הָרַ֤ע | H7451 | That they may do evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 3 | כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ | H3709 | with both hands | the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm- |
| 4 | לְהֵיטִ֔יב | H3190 | earnestly | to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right) |
| 5 | הַשַּׂ֣ר | H8269 | the prince | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 6 | שֹׁאֵ֔ל | H7592 | asketh | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 7 | וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט | H8199 | and the judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
| 8 | בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם | H7966 | asketh for a reward | a requital, i.e., (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee |
| 9 | וְהַגָּד֗וֹל | H1419 | and the great | great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent |
| 10 | דֹּבֵ֨ר | H1696 | man he uttereth | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 11 | הַוַּ֥ת | H1942 | his mischievous | by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin |
| 12 | נַפְשׁ֛וֹ | H5315 | desire | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 13 | ה֖וּא | H1931 | he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo | |
| 14 | וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃ | H5686 | so they wrap it up | to interlace, i.e., (figuratively) to pervert |
Verse Context
Micah 7:2man is perished The good out of the earth and there is none upright among men...
Micah 7:3 (current) That they may do evil with both hands earnestly the prince asketh and the judge asketh for a reward and the great man he uttereth his mischievous desire so they wrap it up
Micah 7:4The best of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge the day of thy watchmen...