Micah 7:3

The hands [of those who should know better] are skilled at (eager, fully committed to) doing evil:
rulers (leaders in the land) and judges ask for bribes [and rule and judge depending on who pays the most],
the powerful need only dictate (speak) what they desire (express their evil desires),
so they conspire together and distort the truth.
[The Hebrew word for conspire also means to twist a thread. Here it describes how the ruler, the judge, and the powerful, the influential in society, conspire together like a twisted thread to get their way at the expense of the truth.]

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

עַל   הָרַע   כַּפַּיִם   לְהֵיטִיב   הַשַּׂר   שֹׁאֵל   וְהַשֹּׁפֵט   בַּשִׁלּוּם   וְהַגָּדוֹל   דֹּבֵר   הַוַּת   נַפְשׁוֹ   הוּא   וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐπὶ τὸ κακὸν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἑτοιμάζουσιν ὁ ἄρχων αἰτεῖ καὶ ὁ κριτὴς εἰρηνικοὺς λόγους ἐλάλησεν καταθύμιον ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν καὶ ἐξελοῦμαι


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H5921a
H9014
עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H7451b
הָ (ha)
רַ֤ע (ra)
the
evil
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Aabsa
H3709
כַּפַּ֙יִם֙ (kapajim)
palm
Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Absolute state

Ncbda
H9005
H3190
לְ (le)
הֵיטִ֔יב (heitiv)
to
be good
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H9009
H8269
הַ (ha)
שַּׂ֣ר (sar)
the
ruler
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H7592
שֹׁאֵ֔ל (shóel)
to ask
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H9002
H9009
H8199
וְ (ve)
הַ (ha)
שֹּׁפֵ֖ט (shófet)
and
the
to judge
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

C
Td
Vqrmsa
H9003
H7966
בַּ (ba)
שִׁלּ֑וּם (shilom)
in
recompense
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H9009
H1419a
וְ (ve)
הַ (ha)
גָּד֗וֹל (gadvól)
and
the
great
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Td
Aabsa
H1696
דֹּבֵ֨ר (dóver)
to speak
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H1942
הַוַּ֥ת (haoat)
desire
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H5315
H9023
נַפְשׁ֛ (nafesh)
וֹ (vó)
soul
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H1931
ה֖וּא (ho)
he she it
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms
H9001
H5686
H9034
H9016
וַֽ (va)
יְעַבְּתֽוּ (jeabeto)
הָ (ha)
׃
seq
to weave
her
verseEnd
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. piel wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

c
Vpw3mp
Sp3fs

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