1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:4
4“You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| cheated us | עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ | ‘ă·šaq·tā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| or | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| oppressed us | רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ | raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H7533 crush |
| they replied | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| nor | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have you taken | לָקַ֥חְתָּ | lā·qaḥ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| anything | מְאֽוּמָה׃ | mə·’ū·māh | Noun - masculine singular | H3972 anything |
| from the hand | מִיַּד־ | mî·yaḏ- | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.