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ULT And I said, “Now listen,
 ⇔ you leaders of Jacob
 ⇔ and rulers of the house of Israel:
 ⇔ Is it not for you to understand justice?

UST Then I said, “You Israelite leaders, listen to what I say!
 ⇔ You should certainly know what things are right to do
⇔ and what things are wrong,

BSB § Then I said:
 ⇔ “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob,
⇔ you rulers of the house of Israel.
⇔ Should you not know justice?

OEB I also said:
 ⇔ ‘Listen now, leaders of Jacob,
 ⇔ judges of the house of Israel.
 ⇔ Is it not your duty to know what is the right?

WEB I said,
 ⇔ “Please listen, you heads of Jacob,
⇔ and rulers of the house of Israel:
⇔ Isn’t it for you to know justice?

NET I said,
 ⇔ “Listen, you leaders of Jacob,
 ⇔ you rulers of the nation of Israel!
 ⇔ You ought to know what is just,

LSV And I say, “Now hear, O heads of Jacob,
And you judges of the house of Israel,
Is it not for you to know the judgment?

FBV Then I said, “Please listen, leaders of the descendants of Jacob, people of Israel. You are meant to know the difference between right and wrong,

T4T Then I said, “You Israeli [MTY] leaders, listen to what I say!
 ⇔ You should certainly [RHQ] know what things are right to do
⇔ and what things are wrong,

LEB No LEB MIC 3:1 verse available

BBE And I said, Give ear, now, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel: is it not for you to have knowledge of what is right?

MOF No MOF MIC book available

JPS And I said: Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?

ASV And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?

DRA And I said: Hear, O ye princes of Jacob, and ye chiefs of the house of Israel: Is it not your part to know judgment,

YLT And I say, 'Hear, I pray you, heads of Jacob, And ye judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?

DBY And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?

RV And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know judgment?

WBS And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know judgment?

KJB And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
(And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye/you_all princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?)

BB And I saide, heare I pray you O heads of Iacob, & ye princes of the house of Israel, shoulde not ye know iudgement?
(And I said, hear I pray you O heads of Yacob, and ye/you_all princes of the house of Israel, should not ye/you_all know judgement?)

GNV And I sayd, Heare, I pray you, O heads of Iaakob, and yee princes of the house of Israel: should not ye knowe iudgement?
(And I said, Heare, I pray you, O heads of Yacob, and ye/you_all princes of the house of Israel: should not ye/you_all know judgement?)

CB Heare, o ye heades of the house of Iacob, and ye leders of the house of Israel: Shulde not ye knowe, what were laufull and right?
(Heare, o ye/you_all heads of the house of Yacob, and ye/you_all leders of the house of Israel: Shulde not ye/you_all know, what were lawful and right?)

WYC And Y seide, Ye princis of Jacob, and duykis of the hous of Israel, here. Whether it be not youre for to knowe doom, whiche haten good,
(And I said, Ye/You_all princes of Yacob, and duykis of the house of Israel, here. Whether it be not your(pl) for to know doom, which haten good,)

LUT Und ich sprach: Höret doch, ihr Häupter im Hause Jakob und ihr Fürsten im Hause Israel! Ihr solltet es billig sein, die das Recht wüßten.
(And I spoke: Höret doch, her Häupter in_the Hause Yakob and her Fürsten in_the Hause Israel! Ihr solltet it billig sein, the the Recht wüßten.)

CLV [Et dixi: Audite, princeps Jacob, et duces domus Israël: numquid non vestrum est scire judicium,
([And dixi: Audite, prince Yacob, and duces domus Israël: numquid not/no of_you it_is scire yudicium,)

BRN And he shall say, Hear now these words, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye remnant of the house of Israel; is it not for you to know judgment?

BrLXX Καὶ ἐρεῖ, ἀκούσατε δὴ ταῦτα αἱ ἀρχαὶ οἴκου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι οἴκου Ἰσραήλ· οὐχ ὑμῖν ἐστι τοῦ γνῶναι τὸ κρίμα;
(Kai erei, akousate daʸ tauta hai arⱪai oikou Yakōb, kai hoi kataloipoi oikou Israaʸl; ouⱪ humin esti tou gnōnai to krima?)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Chapter 3 focuses on the corrupt leaders in Israel.

(Occurrence 0) I said

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said listen now heads Yaakob and,rulers house_of Yisrael am=not to/for=you_all to=know DOM the,justice )

Here “I” refers to Micah.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Is it not right for you to understand justice?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,said listen now heads Yaakob and,rulers house_of Yisrael am=not to/for=you_all to=know DOM the,justice )

Micah is scolding the leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You act as though you think it is wrong for you to understand justice.”

Parallel MIC 3:1

General Information: