1 Samuel

1 Samuel 12:3–5

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.”

5Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.”

“He is a witness,” they replied.

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

1 Samuel 12:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Samuel saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is a witnessעֵ֧ד‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH5707 witness
against youבָּכֶ֗םbā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
and His anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙mə·šî·ḥōwAdjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4899 anointed
is a witnessוְעֵ֤דwə·‘êḏConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5707 witness
todayהַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have notלֹ֧אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
foundמְצָאתֶ֛םmə·ṣā·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
anythingמְא֑וּמָהmə·’ū·māhNoun - masculine singularH3972 anything
in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbə·yā·ḏîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
He is a witnessעֵֽד׃פ‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH5707 witness
they repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

Cross-references

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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

1 Samuel 12:5 Exodus 22:4 · Acts 24:20 · Acts 23:9 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · 1 Corinthians 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.