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Mic 6 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16

OET interlinear MIC 6:11

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. הַ,אֶזְכֶּה
    2. 533177,533178
    3. Will I be clean
    4. -
    5. 2135
    6. SV-Ti,Vqi1cs
    7. will,I_be_clean?
    8. S
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372763
    1. בְּ,מֹאזְנֵי
    2. 533179,533180
    3. with balances of
    4. scales
    5. 3976
    6. S-R,Ncmdc
    7. with,balances_of
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372764
    1. רֶשַׁע
    2. 533181
    3. wickedness
    4. -
    5. 7562
    6. S-Ncmsa
    7. wickedness
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372765
    1. וּ,בְ,כִיס
    2. 533182,533183,533184
    3. and with a bag of
    4. bag
    5. 3599
    6. S-C,R,Ncmsc
    7. and,with,a_bag_of
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372766
    1. אַבְנֵי
    2. 533185
    3. weights of
    4. weights
    5. 68
    6. S-Ncfpc
    7. of_weights_of
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372767
    1. מִרְמָה
    2. 533186
    3. deceit
    4. -
    5. 4820
    6. S-Ncfsa
    7. deceit
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372768
    2. 533187
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 372769

OET (OET-LV) Will_I_be_clean with_balances_of wickedness and_with_a_bag_of weights_of deceit.

OET (OET-RV) Should I consider people to be innocent if they use fraudulent scales
 ⇔ or a bag of deceptive weights?

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:9–16: The LORD will punish his people for their dishonesty

This section has three parts. In 6:9–12, the LORD charged the people of Jerusalem and the tribe of Judah with theft, dishonesty, deception, and violence. In 6:13–15, he stated how he will punish them. In 6:16, the LORD restated in a short summary the people’s sin and their punishment. In this section, the LORD was the speaker except for 6:9, in which Micah told the people of the city to listen.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Cheating and Violence to Be Punished (NRSV)

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment (NIV)

Accusations and Covenant CursesSuggestion by A&F (pages 541–544)

Paragraph 6:9–16

In this paragraph, the LORD accused the people of committing several kinds of sin. Most were sins committed by wealthy people. Some were sins by the general population.

6:11a–b

(combined/reordered)

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

11a Can I excuse dishonest scales

11bor bags of false weights?

There is an ellipsis (a deliberately omitted phrase) in 6:11b. In some languages, it may be necessary to supply the missing words from 6:11a. For example:

11bor can I excuse bags of false weights?

This verse is another rhetorical question. Its function is to express the next accusation of the LORD against the people.

Here are some ways to translate this rhetorical question:

Can I excuse: All versions understand that the Piel word form meaning “acquit/justify” is used here. BART mentions the Qal word form meaning “pure.” In that case, the rhetorical question would be “Will I be clear/pure?” No version follows this rendering, so the Notes have not discussed the issue. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Can I justify (NASB)

Shall I acquit (ESV)

dishonest scales…bags of false weights: Each phrase describes a way that a merchant cheated a customer. The phrase dishonest scales refers to measuring balances that were made to be inaccurate in a way that benefitted the merchant. The phrase bags of false weights refers to bags or pouches of inaccurate weights. They may have been lighter or heavier than the true weight.A footnote in the NET says the weights were smaller than standard weights. CBC (page 339) says that the weights were heavier than the standard weight. NAC (page 117) suggests that the bag contained both lighter and heavier than standard weights. A person would use whichever weights benefited them, depending on whether he or she was buying or selling. Together these measuring devices were used to deceive others.KD (page 337) suggests that scales and a bag with stones belong together.

Here are some other ways to translate these phrases:

misleading scales or a bag of fraudulent weights (REB)

I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights. (NET)

General Comment on 6:11a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder these parallel lines. For example:

How can I tolerate your merchants who use dishonest scales and weights? (NLT)

6:11a

Can I excuse dishonest scales

6:11b

or bags of false weights?

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-alternativereadings

הַ⁠אֶזְכֶּ֖ה

will,I_be_clean?

the traditional Hebrew text reads “Would I be innocent.” The ULT follows that reading. The consonantal text also permits the reading “Would I acquit.” Several modern versions of the Bible follow that reading. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ⁠אֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּ⁠מֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּ⁠בְ⁠כִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה

will,I_be_clean? with,balances_of wicked and,with,a_bag_of weights_of deceptive

Yahweh is using the question form to declare that no one who uses dishonest weights and measures can be innocent. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I certainly would not declare anyone innocent who has scales of wickedness and a bag of stones of deceit!]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. Will I be clean
    2. -
    3. 1820,2112
    5. 533177,533178
    6. SV-Ti,Vqi1cs
    8. S
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372763
    1. with balances of
    2. scales
    3. 846,4776
    5. 533179,533180
    6. S-R,Ncmdc
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372764
    1. wickedness
    2. -
    3. 7188
    5. 533181
    6. S-Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372765
    1. and with a bag of
    2. bag
    3. 1987,846,3492
    5. 533182,533183,533184
    6. S-C,R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372766
    1. weights of
    2. weights
    3. 353
    5. 533185
    6. S-Ncfpc
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372767
    1. deceit
    2. -
    3. 4202
    5. 533186
    6. S-Ncfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-710; TProphecies_of_Micah
    10. 372768

OET (OET-LV) Will_I_be_clean with_balances_of wickedness and_with_a_bag_of weights_of deceit.

OET (OET-RV) Should I consider people to be innocent if they use fraudulent scales
 ⇔ or a bag of deceptive weights?

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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