Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 12:1-5

1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנֵּה֙Yis.ra.'El hi.NehH3478 H2009, “I have listenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to your voiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963in allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834that you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me,and I have setוָאַמְלִ֥יךְva.'am.LikhH4427over youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

2Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258here isהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֗םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589am oldזָקַ֣נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204and grayוָשַׂ֔בְתִּיva.Sav.tiH7867,and my sonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121are hereהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854.Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440from my youthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Here I amהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005.Bear witnessעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030against mebeforeנֶ֨גֶדNe.gedH5048the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048His anointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899אֶת־'et-H853:Whoseמִ֨יmiH4310oxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794or donkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרva.cha.MorH2543have I takenלָקַ֜חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947?Whomמִ֣יmiH4310have I cheatedלָקַ֗חְתִּי וְאֶת־ עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙la.Kach.ti ve.'Et 'a.Shak.tiH3947 H853 H6231אֶת־'et-H853מִ֤יmiH4310or oppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיra.Tzo.tiH7533?From whoseמִ֣יmiH4310handוּמִיַּד־ מִי֙u.mi.yad- miH3027 H4310have I acceptedלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947a bribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724and closedוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956my eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869? Tell me,and I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725it to you.”

4“You have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cheated usעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ'a.shak.Ta.nuH6231orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808oppressed usרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּra.tzo.Ta.nuH7533,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808have you takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.”

5Samuel saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is a witnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707against you,and His anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899is a witnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088,thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you have notלֹ֧אlo'H3808foundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027.” “He is a witnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707,”they repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

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