1 Samuel

1 Samuel 12:3–4

3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore ita to you.”

4“You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”

Footnotes

  • a 12:3 Hebrew And I will restore it; LXX Testify against me, and I will restore it

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1 Samuel 12:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Here I amהִנְנִ֣יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
Bear witnessעֲנ֣וּ‘ă·nūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6030 answer, respond
against meבִי֩ḇîPreposition; first person common singular
beforeנֶ֨גֶדne·ḡeḏPrepositionH5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדwə·ne·ḡeḏConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5048 what is conspicuous or in front
His anointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹmə·šî·ḥōwAdjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4899 anointed
Whoseמִ֨יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
oxשׁוֹר֩׀šō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH7794 head of cattle
or donkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרwa·ḥă·mō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2543 heap
have I takenלָקַ֜חְתִּיlā·qaḥ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3947 take
Whomמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
have I cheatedעָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙‘ā·šaq·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6231 oppress, wrong, extort
or oppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיraṣ·ṣō·w·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7533 crush
From whoseמִ֤יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
handוּמִיַּד־ū·mî·yaḏ-Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
have I acceptedלָקַ֣חְתִּיlā·qaḥ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3947 take
a bribeכֹ֔פֶרḵō·p̄erNoun - masculine singularH3724 the price of a life, ransom
and closedוְאַעְלִ֥יםwə·’a‘·lîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH5956 conceal
my eyesעֵינַ֖י‘ê·nayNoun - cdc; first person common singularH5869 eye
and I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבwə·’ā·šîḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
to youלָכֶֽם׃lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural

1 Samuel 12:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You have notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
cheated usעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ‘ă·šaq·tā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common pluralH6231 oppress, wrong, extort
orוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
oppressed usרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּraṣ·ṣō·w·ṯā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common pluralH7533 crush
they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
norוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have you takenלָקַ֥חְתָּlā·qaḥ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃mə·’ū·māhNoun - masculine singularH3972 anything
from the handמִיַּד־mî·yaḏ-Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of manאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man

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1 Samuel 12:3 Acts 20:33 · Numbers 16:15 · Deuteronomy 16:19 · 1 Samuel 24:6 · 1 Peter 5:2 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5 · Exodus 23:8 · 1 Samuel 12:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:10 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · Exodus 20:17 · Romans 13:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.