Verse 3
Micah 7:3
Darby Translation
3
Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַל הָ/רַ֤ע כַּפַּ֨יִם֙ לְ/הֵיטִ֔יב הַ/שַּׂ֣ר שֹׁאֵ֔ל וְ/הַ/שֹּׁפֵ֖ט בַּ/שִׁלּ֑וּם וְ/הַ/גָּד֗וֹל דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛/וֹ ה֖וּא וַֽ/יְעַבְּתֽוּ/הָ
English Translation
Upon the evil, like hands, to benefit the minister who asks, and the judge in the payment, and the great one speaks his soul; he is the one who will use it.
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