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1 Samuel 12

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold,Ihavehearkened untoyourvoiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963inallthatyesaidH559untome,andhavemadeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyou.

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,behold,thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkethbeforeyou;andIamoldandgrayheaded;and,behold,mysonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121arewithyou:andIhavewalkedH1980beforeyoufrommyyouthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Hereהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005Iam:witnessagainstmebeforeJehovah,andbeforehisanointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899:whoseoxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794haveItakenH3947?orwhoseasshaveItakenH3947?orwhomhaveIdefraudedH6231?whomhaveIoppressedH6231?orofwhosehandוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027haveItakenH3947aransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724toblindmineeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869therewith?andIwillrestoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725ityou.

4AndtheysaidH559, Thou hastnotdefraudedH6231us,noroppressedH6231us,neitherhast thoutakenH3947aughtofanyman’sH376handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.

5AndhesaidH559untothem,Jehovahiswitnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707againstyou,andhisanointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899iswitnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatyehavenotfoundH4672aughtinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027.AndtheysaidH559,Heiswitnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707.

6AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,ItisJehovahthatappointedMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,andthatbroughtH5927yourfathersH1upoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258standH3320still,thatImaypleadwithyoubeforeJehovahconcerningalltherighteousactsH6213ofJehovah,whichhedidtoyouandtoyourfathersH1.

8Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wascomeH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andyourfathersH1criedH2199untoJehovah,thenJehovahsentH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,whobroughtH935forthH3318yourfathersH1outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andmadethemtodwellוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427inthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9ButtheyforgatJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;andhesoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainofthehostH6635ofHazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674,andintothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andintothehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124;andtheyfoughtH3898againstthem.

10AndtheycriedH2199untoJehovah,andsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,becausewehaveforsakenJehovah,andhaveservedH5647theBaalimandtheAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252:butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliverהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofourenemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,andwewillserveH5647thee.

11AndJehovahsentH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,andBedanבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917,andJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316,andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027ofyourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341oneveryside;andyedweltוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427insafety.

12AndwhenyesawH7200thatNahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983cameH935againstyou, yesaidH559untome, Nay,butakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overus;whenJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430wasyourkingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258beholdthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whomyehavechosenH977,andwhomyehaveaskedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592for:and,behold,Jehovahhathsetנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyou.

14Ifyewillfearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him,andhearken untohisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,andnotrebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovah,andbothyeandalsoH1571thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428thatreignethoveryoubeוִהְיִתֶ֣םvih.yi.TemH1961followersofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,wellH1571:

15butifyewillnothearken untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,butrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovah,thenwillthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahbeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961againstyou,asitwasH1961againstyourfathersH1.

16Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258standהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320stillandseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,whichJehovahwilldobeforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

17Isitnotwheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105to-day?Iwillcallאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121untoJehovah,thathemaysendthunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306;andyeshallknowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200thatyourwickednessH7451isgreatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227,whichyehavedoneinthesightofJehovah,inaskingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592youakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

18SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoJehovah;andJehovahsentthunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyfearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372JehovahandSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419forthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thatwedieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191not;forwehaveaddedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254untoalloursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592usakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

20AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,FearH3372not: yehaveindeeddoneallthisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451;yetturnתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493notasideH5493fromfollowingJehovah,butserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Jehovahwithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824:

21andturnתָּס֑וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493yenotasideH5493;forthenwouldyegoaftervainthingswhichcannotprofitH3276nordeliverH5337,fortheyarevain.

22ForJehovahwillnotforsakehispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971forhisgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419name’sשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668,becauseithathpleasedJehovahtomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youapeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971untohimself.

23Moreoverasforme,farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfrommethatIshouldsinH2398againstJehovahinceasingH2308toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419foryou:butIwillinstructH3384youinthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896andtherightH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

24Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647himintruthH571withallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824;forconsiderרְא֔וּre.'UH7200howgreatהִגְדִּ֖לhig.DilH1431thingshehathdoneforyou.

25Butifyeshallstilldowickedly, yeshallbeconsumed,bothyeandyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֖םmal.ke.KhemH4428.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12

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