NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Hearshama` (shaw-mah') to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) this I pray you ye heads ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of Jacob Ya`aqob (yah-ak-obe') heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob. and 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. that abhor ta`ab (taw-ab') to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest -- (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), utterly. 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 and pervert `aqash (aw-kash') to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) -- make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt). all equity yashar (yaw-shawr') straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And twist everything that is straight, King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right, International Standard Version Please listen to this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you officials of the house of Israel, you who hate administering justice, who pervert the very meaning of equity, NET Bible Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right. GOD'S WORD® Translation Listen to this, you leaders of the descendants of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You despise justice and pervert everything that is right. King James 2000 Bible Hear this, I pray you, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity. Links Micah 3:9Micah 3:9 NIV Micah 3:9 NLT Micah 3:9 ESV Micah 3:9 NASB Micah 3:9 KJV |