King James Version

Micah 3:2

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

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שֹׂ֥נְאֵיsoneehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, construct — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.ט֖וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…וְאֹ֣הֲבֵיveohaveand loveאָהַבconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.רעהrhbadרַעadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…רָ֑עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…גֹּזְלֵ֤יgozelerobגָּזַלverb, qal, participle, construct — “rob”, a verb used as a describing wordH1497to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robcatch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.עוֹרָם֙oramhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔םmealeyhemfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וּשְׁאֵרָ֖םusheeramand fleshשְׁאֵרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and flesh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7607flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by bloodbody, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).מֵעַ֥לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עַצְמוֹתָֽםatsmotambodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who rob their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

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American Standard Version (1901)

ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Young’s Literal Translation

Ye who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,

World English Bible

You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;

Darby Translation

Ye who hate the good, and love evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Douay-Rheims

You that hate good, and love evil: that violently pluck off their skins from them, and their flesh from their bones?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who rob their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who hate good, and seek evil; who tear their skins off them, and their flesh off their bones:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μισοῦντες τὰ καλὰ, καὶ ζητοῦντες τὰ πονηρὰ, ἁρπάζοντες τὰ δέρματα αὐτῶν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτῶν.