New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 12:1-5

1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I have listenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to your voiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963for allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605that you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me, and Ihave appointedוָאַמְלִ֥יךְva.'am.LikhH4427a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

2Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֗םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, but as for me,I amH2204oldזָקַ֣נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204and grayוָשַׂ֔בְתִּיva.Sav.tiH7867, andmy sonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121are hereהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009with you. AndI have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you sinceH4480my youthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3HereH2009I am; testifyעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030against me beforeH5048the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068andHis anointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899.Whoseמִ֨יmiH4310oxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794have I takenלָקַ֜חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947,or whoseמִ֣יmiH4310donkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרva.cha.MorH2543have I takenלָקַ֗חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947,or whomמִ֤יmiH4310have I exploitedעָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙'a.Shak.tiH6231?Whomמִ֣יmiH4310have I oppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיra.Tzo.tiH7533, orfrom whoseמִי֙miH4310handוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027have I takenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947a bribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724to closeוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956my eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869with it? I will returnוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725it to you.”

4And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “You have not exploitedעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ'a.shak.Ta.nuH6231us or oppressedרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּra.tzo.Ta.nuH7533us, or takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from anyone’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.”

5So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is witnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707against you, and His anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899is witnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117thatyou have foundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672nothingלֹ֧א מְא֑וּמָהlo' me.'U.mahH3808 H3972in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027.”And they saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He iswitnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707.”

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