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1 Samuel 12

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold,Ihavehearkenedtoyourvoiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963inallthatyesaidH559tome,andhavemadeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyou.

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258behold,thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walksמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980beforeyou;andIamoldandgrey-headed;andbehold,mysonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121arewithyou;andIhavewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeyoufrommyyouthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271uptothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Hereהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005Iam:testifyעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030againstmebeforeJehovah,andbeforehisanointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899.Whoseoxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794haveItakenH3947?orwhoseasshaveItakenH3947?orwhomhaveIdefraudedH6231?whomhaveIinjured?orofwhosehandוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027haveIreceivedH3947anyransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724andblinded mineeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869therewith?andIwillrestoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725ittoyou.

4AndtheysaidH559, Thou hastnotdefraudedH6231us,andthou hastnotinjuredus,neitherhast thoutakenH3947aughtofanyman'shandמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.

5AndhesaidH559tothem,Jehovahiswitnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707againstyou,andhisanointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899iswitnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatyehavenotfoundH4672aughtinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027!And[thepeople]saidH559, [Heis]witnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707!

6AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, [Itis]JehovahwhoappointedMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,andwhobroughtH5927yourfathersH1upoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7AndnowH6258standH3320still,thatImaypleadwithyoubeforeJehovahofalltherighteousactsH6213ofJehovahwhichhedidtoyouandtoyourfathersH1.

8Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290hadcomeH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andyourfathersH1criedH2199toJehovah,thenJehovahsentH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtheybroughtH935yourfathersH1forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andmadethemdwellוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427inthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9AndtheyforgotH7911JehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andhesoldH4376themintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainofthehostH6635ofHazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674,andintothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andintothehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andtheyfoughtH3898againstthem.

10AndtheycriedH2199toJehovahandsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,becausewehaveforsakenJehovah,andhaveservedH5647theBaalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andtheAshtoreths;andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliverהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofourenemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,andwewillserveH5647thee.

11AndJehovahsentH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378andBedanבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917andJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027ofyourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341roundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,sothatyedweltוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427insafety.

12ButwhenyesawH7200thatNahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983cameH935againstyou, yesaidH559tome, Nay,butakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overus;whenJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430wasyourkingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258behold,thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whomyehavechosenH977,whomyehaveaskedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592for!andbehold,Jehovahhassetנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyou.

14Ifyefearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him,andhearkentohisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,andrebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784notagainstthecommandmentofJehovah,thenbothyeandthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428alsoH1571thatreignsH4427overyoushallcontinuefollowingJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

15Butifyewillnothearkentothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,andifyerebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784againstthecommandmentofJehovah,thenwillthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahbeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961againstyou,asagainstyourfathersH1.

16Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258standהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahwilldobeforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

17Isitnotwheat-harvest to-day?Iwillcallאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121untoJehovah,andhewillsendthunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306;andyeshallperceiveandseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200thatyourwickednessH7451isgreatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227whichyehavedoneinthesightofJehovahinaskingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592foryourselvesakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

18AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJehovah;andJehovahsentthunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyfearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372JehovahandSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatwedieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191not;forwehaveaddedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254toalloursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thewickednessH7451toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592forourselvesakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

20AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,FearH3372not: yehavedoneallthiswickednessH7451;yetturnתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493notasideH5493fromfollowingJehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Jehovahwithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824;

21andturnתָּס֑וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493yenotasideH5493;for[itwouldbe]aftervainthingswhichcannotprofitH3276nordeliverH5337;fortheyarevain.

22ForJehovahwillnotcastawayhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971forhisgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419name'ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668;becauseithaspleasedJehovahtomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youhispeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

23Moreover,asforme,farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfrommethatIshouldsinH2398againstJehovahinceasingH2308toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419foryou;andIwillteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896andrightH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

24Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389,fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647himintruthH571,withallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824;forseeH7200howgreatהִגְדִּ֖לhig.DilH1431thingshehasdoneforyou.

25Butifyedowickedly, yeshallperish,bothyeandyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֖םmal.ke.KhemH4428.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12

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