1 Samuel

1 Samuel 12:5

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Samuel said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
The LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is a witness	עֵ֧ד	‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness
against you	בָּכֶ֗ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
and His anointed	מְשִׁיחוֹ֙	mə·šî·ḥōw	Adjective - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4899 anointed
is a witness	וְעֵ֤ד	wə·‘êḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness
today	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have not	לֹ֧א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
found	מְצָאתֶ֛ם	mə·ṣā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
anything	מְא֑וּמָה	mə·’ū·māh	Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
in my hand	בְּיָדִ֖י	bə·yā·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
He is a witness	עֵֽד׃פ	‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness
they replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.