Micah 6:11
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
סָפַר
çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
מֹאזֵן
môʼzên
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
כִּיס
kîyç
a cup; also a bag formoney or weights
Key Terms in This Verse
סָפַר çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Study H5608 →Cross References
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
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