Micah 7:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Concerningעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
evil,הָרַ֤ע
(ha·ra)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
both handsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙
(kap·pa·yim)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
do it well.לְהֵיטִ֔יב
(le·hei·tiv,)
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
The princeהַשַּׂ֣ר
(has·sar)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
asks,שֹׁאֵ֔ל
(sho·'el,)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root
also the judge,וְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖ט
(ve·ha·sho·fet)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
for a bribe,בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם
(ba·shil·lum;)
7966: requitalfrom shalem
And a great manוְהַגָּדֹ֗ול
(ve·hag·ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
speaksדֹּבֵ֨ר
(do·ver)
1696: to speaka prim. root
the desireהַוַּ֥ת
(hav·vat)
1942: desire, chasm, destructionfrom havah
of his soul;נַפְשֹׁ֛ו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
So they weave it together.וַֽיְעַבְּתֽוּהָ׃
(vay·'ab·be·tu·ha.)
5686: to wind, weavea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
That they may do evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
with both hands
kaph  (kaf)
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-tree); figuratively, power
earnestly
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
the prince
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
asketh
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
and the judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
asketh for a reward
shilluwm  (shil-loom')
a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee -- recompense, reward.
and the great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
man he uttereth
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
his mischievous
havvah  (hav-vaw')
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
desire
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
so they wrap it up
`abath  (aw-bath')
to interlace, i.e. (figuratively) to pervert -- wrap up.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Concerning evil, both hands do it well. The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the desire of his soul; So they weave it together.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.

International Standard Version
And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly—with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together.

NET Bible
They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.

King James 2000 Bible
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a bribe; and the great man, he utters his evil desire: so they weave it together.
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