Micah 3:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And I said,וָאֹמַ֗ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Hearשִׁמְעוּ־
(shim·'u-)
8085: to heara prim. root
now,נָא֙
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
headsרָאשֵׁ֣י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔ב
(ya·'a·kov,)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
And rulersוּקְצִינֵ֖י
(u·ke·tzi·nei)
7101: a chief, rulerfrom an unused word
of the houseבֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Is it not for you to knowלָדַ֖עַת
(la·da·'at)
3045: to knowa prim. root
justice?הַמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
(ham·mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
And I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
I pray you O heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
and ye princes
qatsiyn  (kaw-tseen')
a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader -- captain, guide, prince, ruler.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Is it not for you to know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I said, "Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?

King James Bible
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I said, "Now listen, leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren't you supposed to know what is just?

International Standard Version
"He will say, 'Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel! You should know justice, should you not?—

NET Bible
I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I said: Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know justice.

King James 2000 Bible
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and you rulers of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
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