## Rashi on Micah Chapter 6

###### Rashi on Micah 6:1:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:1:1)

**אֶת הֶהָרִים.** אֶת הָאָבוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with the mountains**—with the Patriarchs.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:1:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:1:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:1:2)

**הַגְּבָעוֹת.** הָאִמָּהוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the hills**—the Matriarchs.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:3:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:3:1)

**מֶה עָשִׂיתִי לְךָ.** תֵּן לִבְּךָ לְהַכִּיר מַה טּוֹב עָשִׂיתִי לְךָ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**what have I done for you**—Put your heart to recognizing what benefit I have done for you.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:3:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:3:2)

**וּמָה הֶלְאֵתִיךָ.** בַּעֲבוֹדָתִי.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and how have I wearied you**—with My worship?


###### Rashi on Micah 6:3:3
[Rashi on Micah 6:3:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:3:3)

**עֲנֵה בִי.** הָעֵד בִּי.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Testify against Me** Heb. עֲנֵה בִּי


###### Rashi on Micah 6:4:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:4:1)

**כִּי הֶעֱלִיתִיךָ.** אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁעָשִׂיתִי לְךָ כָּל הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּאת, לֹא הֶלְאֵתִיךָ בַּעֲבוֹדָה גְדוֹלָה וּבְקָרְבָּנוֹת גְּדוֹלִים.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For I brought you up**—Although I bestowed all this benefit upon you, I did not weary you with much worship or with large sacrifices.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:4:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:4:2)

**אֶת מֹשֶׁה אַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״מֹשֶׁה לְאַלְפָא מְסוֹרַת דִּינִין וְאַהֲרֹן לְכַפָּרָא עַל עַמָּא וּמִרְיָם לְאוֹרָאָה לְנָשִׁיָא״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Moses, Aaron, and Miriam**—*Jonathan* paraphrases: Moses to teach the transmission of the laws, Aaron to atone for the people, and Miriam to instruct the women.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:5:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:5:1)

**וּמֶה עָנָה אֹתוֹ בִּלְעָם בֶּן בְּעוֹר.** ״מָה אֶזְעֹם לֹא זָעַם ה׳״ (במדבר כ״ג:ח), שֶׁלֹּא כָּעַסְתִּי כָּל אוֹתָן הַיָּמִים.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him**—(Num. 23:8) “How shall I be angry if God is not angry?” for I did not become angry all those days. [from *Berachot* 4a]


###### Rashi on Micah 6:5:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:5:2)

**מִן הַשִּׁטִּים.** שֶׁחֲטָאתֶם לִי שָׁם, דְּעוּ צִדְקוֹתַי שֶׁלֹּא מָנַעְתִּי טוֹבָתִי וְעֶזְרָתִי מִכֶּם עַד הֵבֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם לַגִּלְגָּל וְכָבַשְׁתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם שָׁם אֶת הָאָרֶץ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from Shittim**—where you sinned before Me. You should recognize My righteous deeds, for I did not withhold My kindness and My assistance from you until I brought you to Gilgal, and I conquered the land before you.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:6:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:6:1)

**אִכַּף.** אֶהְיֶה כָּפוּף.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**bow** I will be humbled.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:7:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:7:1)

**נַחֲלֵי שָׁמֶן.** לִמְנָחוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**streams of oil**—for meal offerings.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:7:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:7:2)

**הַאֶתֵּן בְּכוֹרִי.** קָרְבָּן לְפִשְׁעִי.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Shall I give my firstborn?**—as a sacrifice for my transgression.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:8:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:8:1)

**הִגִּיד.** הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְךָ אָדָם מַה טּוֹב לְךָ לַעֲשׂוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He has told**—The Holy One, blessed be He, has told you what is good for you to do.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:8:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:8:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:8:2)

**וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״הֱוֵי צָנוּעַ לְמֵיהַךְ בְּדַחֲלָא דְאֱלָהָךְ״. דָּבָר אַחֵר: וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת, לֹא כְּמִדַּת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מִדַּת בָּשָׂר וָדָם, מִדַּת בָּשָׂר וָדָם אָדָם מְבַיֵּשׁ אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ וּבָא לְפַיְּסוֹ וְאוֹמֵר לוֹ אֵינִי מִתְרַצֶּה לְךָ עַד שֶׁיָּבֹא פְּלוֹנִי וּפְלוֹנִי שֶׁבִּזִיתָנִי לִפְנֵיהֶם, אֲבָל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֵין חָפֵץ אֶלָּא שֶׁיָּשׁוּב אֵלָיו בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין עַצְמוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and to walk discreetly**—*Jonathan* renders: Walk discreetly in the fear of your God. Another explanation: And walk discreetly. The standard of flesh and blood is not like the standard of the Holy One, blessed be He. The standard of flesh and blood is: If one man embarrasses his fellow and comes to placate him, the fellow says to him, “I will not accept your apology until so and so and so and so, before whom you disgraced me, come.” But the Holy One, blessed be He, desires only that the man’s return to Him be between the two of them. [from *Pesikta d’Rav Kahana* 163b]


###### Rashi on Micah 6:9:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:9:1)

**קוֹל ה׳ לָעִיר יִקְרָא.** ״קָל נְבִיָּא דַה׳ עַל קַרְתָּא״ מַכְרִיזִין לָהֶם תְּשׁוּבָה.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The voice of the Lord calls out in the city**—The voice of the prophets of the Lord calling out, calling them [the people] to repentance. [from *Jonathan*]


###### Rashi on Micah 6:9:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:9:2)

**וְתוּשִׁיָּה יִרְאֶה שְׁמֶךָ.** וְתוּשִׁיָּה קוֹרֵא לָהֶם הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר רוֹאֶה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ, אֲשֶׁר נוֹתֵן לֵב לְהִתְבּוֹנֵן וְלִרְאוֹת דְּרָכֶיךָ. וְתוּשִׁיָּה מוּסָב עַל מִקְרָא שֶׁלְּמַעְלָה הֵימֶנּוּ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the wisdom of the Torah, the one who sees Your name**—The prophet who sees Your name calls out the wisdom of the Torah; i.e., the one who puts his heart to contemplate and to see your ways. The word וְתוּשִׁיּה refers to the verse above it.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:9:3
[Rashi on Micah 6:9:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:9:3)

**שִׁמְעוּ מַטֶּה וּמִי יְעָדָהּ.** הַטּוּ אֹזֶן וְשִׁמְעוּ מַטֵּה הַפֻּרְעָנוּת אֲשֶׁר תִּרְדֶּה אֶתְכֶם שֶׁהַנְּבִיאִים מַתְרִים בָּכֶם, וְשִׁמְעוּ מִי הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִיעֵד אוֹתוֹ הַפֻּרְעָנוּת אִם יְכֹלֶת בְּיָדוֹ לְקַיֵּם מַה שֶּׁגּוֹזֵר. וְיוֹנָתָן לֹא כֵן תִּרְגֵּם.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**hearken to the staff and Who appointed it**—Bend your ears, and hearken to the staff of retribution that will punish you, concerning which the prophets warn you; and hearken to who it is Who appointed that retribution, whether He has the ability to fulfill what He decreed. But *Jonathan* did not render in this manner.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:9:4
[Rashi on Micah 6:9:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:9:4)

(**וְתוּשִׁיָּה יִרְאֶה שְׁמֶךָ.** מִכָּאן שֶׁכָּל מִי שֶׁאוֹמֵר בְּכָל יוֹם מִקְרָא הַמִּתְחִיל וּמְסַיֵּם כְּמוֹ שֶׁמִּתְחִיל וּמְסַיֵּם שְׁמוֹ הַתּוֹרָה מַצִּילוֹ מִגֵּיהִנֹּם).

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the wisdom of Torah, the one who sees Your name** From here we deduce that whoever recites daily a verse beginning [with the letter] and ending [with the letter] as his name begins and ends, the Torah saves him from Gehinnom.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:10:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:10:1)

**עוֹד הָאֵשׁ בֵּית רָשָׁע אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע.** הֵ״א הָאֵשׁ נְקוּדָה פַּתָּח לְפִי שֶׁהִיא תֵּמַהּ, וְכֵן פֵּרוּשׁוֹ עוֹד לְשׁוֹן אֹרֶךְ יָמִים הוּא, הָאֵשׁ כְּמוֹ הֲיֵשׁ (וּבְדִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א׳ ב׳) מָצִינוּ אִישַׁי אֲבִי דָוִד בִּמְקוֹם יִשַׁי אַף כָּאן אֵשׁ בִּמְקוֹם יֵשׁ וְכֵן (בִּשְׁמוּאֵל ב׳ י״ד:י״ט) ״אִם אֵשׁ לְהֵמִין וּלְהַשְׂמִאיל״ אִם יֵשׁ לְהַאֲמִין וּלְהַשְׂמִאיל, וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם כֵּן ״הַאִית״ שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה בִּלְבַבְכֶם שֶׁיִּתְקַיֵּם בֵּית רָשָׁע לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים וְאוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Does the house of the wicked last long, [or do] the treasures of wickedness?**—The “hey” of הַאִשׁ is vowelized with a “pattach” [not a kamatz] because it denotes a question. And this is its meaning: עוֹד is an expression of longevity. הַאִשׁ is like הֲיֵשׁ, is there. In I Chronicles (2:13) we find: “Ishai the father of David,” instead of “Yishai.” Here, too, is אִשׁ instead of יֵשׁ. And so in II Samuel (14:19): “If anyone can (אִשׁ) turn to the right or to the left.” [This is identical to] “If anyone can (יֵשׁ) turn to the right or to the left.” So did *Jonathan* render it: Is there. Will it enter your mind that the house of the wicked will last long, and the treasures of wickedness?


###### Rashi on Micah 6:10:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:10:2)

**וְאֵיפַת רָזוֹן זְעוּמָה.** מִדָּה קְטַנָּה שֶׁעֲשִׁירֵיכֶם מְרַמִּים בָּהּ הָעֲנִיִּים וּמְבִיאִין אוֹתָן לִידֵי רָזוֹן, וְהוּא זְעוּמָה בְּאַפּוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And an ephah of leanness is condemned**—A small measure with which your wealthy deceive the poor and bring them to leanness - that is condemned by the wrath of the Holy One, blessed be He.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:13:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:13:1)

**הֶחֱלֵיתִי הַכּוֹתֶךָ.** הֶאֱנַשְׁתִּי מַכּוֹתֶיךָ חֲזָקוֹת וְחוֹלוֹת וַאֲנוּשׁוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I will smite you with sore wounds**—I have made your wounds sore - strong and ill and incurable.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:13:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:13:2)

**הַשְׁמֵם.** לְהַשְׁמִימְךָ עַל חַטֹּאתֶיךָ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and make [you] desolate** Heb. הַשְׁמֵם, to make you desolate because of your sins.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:14:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:14:1)

**וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ.** הַמַּאֲכָל שֶׁתֹּאכַל אַכְנִיס בּוֹ מְאֵרָה בְּתוֹךְ הַמֵּעַיִם וְיִגְרוֹם לְךָ חֹלִי שֶׁתְּהֵא חוֹלֶה וְהוֹלֵךְ שָׁחוֹחַ, וְכֵן מְפָרֵשׁ אוֹתוֹ בְּסִפְרֵי מִנַּיִן אַף בְּתוֹךְ הַמֵּעַיִם תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ בְּפָרָשַׁת וְהָיָה עֵקֶב בְּמִדְרַשׁ תָּמִיד עֵינֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּהּ. וְאַף יוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם כֵּן ״וִיהֵי לָךְ לְמַרְעָא מְתָא בִּמְעֵיךְ״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and it shall bend you over in your innards** Heb. וְיֶשְׁחֲךָ. The food that you eat - I will bring a curse into it within your intestines, and it will cause you illness, that you will be ill and walk bent over. So it is explained in *Sifre*: How do we know that, even within the intestines? Scripture states: “And it shall bend you over in your innards.” In the parashah of Ekev, in expounding (Deut. 11:12) “The eyes of the Lord your God are upon it,” *Jonathan*, too, renders [our verse] in this manner: And it shall be to you for illness and a wound in your intestines.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:14:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:14:2)

**וְתַסֵּג.** אֶת אוֹיְבֶיךָ הַמּוֹלִיכִים בָּנֶיךָ וּבְנוֹתֶיךָ בַּשְּׁבִי וְלֹא תְפַלְּטֵם, וְאִם תְּפַלְּטֵם סוֹפָם לַחֶרֶב. וּמִשְּׁמוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי מְנַחֵם שָׁמַעְתִּי וְתַסֵּג לְתַאֲוַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ וְלֹא תַפְלִיט, לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ כֹּחַ לִפְלֹט שִׁכְבַת זֶרַע וְאִם תְּפַלְּטֵם סוֹפָהּ לַחֶרֶב אֶתֵּן אֶתְכֶם. וְיוֹנָתָן תִּרְגֵּם לָשׁוֹן הָרִאשׁוֹן.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and you shall overtake**—your enemies who lead your sons and daughters away, into captivity; but you shall not rescue them, and if you rescue them, their end will be to the sword. In the name of Rabbi Menahem I heard: You shall gain your desire for sexual intercourse, but you shall not ejaculate. You shall not have the strength to ejaculate semen; and, if you do ejaculate them [and beget children], their end will be that I will deliver them to the sword [of the enemy].


###### Rashi on Micah 6:16:1
[Rashi on Micah 6:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:16:1)

**וְיִשְׁתַּמֵּר חֻקּוֹת עָמְרִי.** וְיָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֵלַי כִּי יִשְׁתַּמֵּר עַל יְדֵיכֶם וּבֵינֵיכֶם כָּל חֻקּוֹת עָמְרִי וְאַחְאָב.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the statutes of Omri shall be observed**—I know that you will not obey Me, but through you and your children will all the statutes of Omri and Ahab [the evil kings of Israel] be observed.


###### Rashi on Micah 6:16:2
[Rashi on Micah 6:16:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Micah/r/6:16:2)

**וְחֶרְפַּת עַמִּי תִּשָּׂאוּ.** אַתֶּם תְּקַבְּלוּן עֲוֹן הַחֶרְפָּה שֶׁהָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת מְחָרְפִין אֶת עַמִּי שֶׁהֵעִידָה בָּהֶם תּוֹרָה עַל כָּךְ (דברים כ״ה:י״ד) ״לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֵיפָה וְאֵיפָה״ וְהֵם אֵינָם שׁוֹמְרִים.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the disgrace of My people you shall bear**—You shall bear the iniquity for the disgrace that the peoples of the world deride My people, for the Torah admonished them concerning (Deut. 25:14): “You shall not have in your house two kinds of ephah,” but they do not keep it.