Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 12:3-5

3Behold, here I am:witnessעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030against me before Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,and before his anointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899:whose oxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794have I takenH3947?or whose donkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרva.cha.MorH2543have I takenH3947?or whom have I defraudedעָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙'a.Shak.tiH6231?whom have I oppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיra.Tzo.tiH7533?or of whose handוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027have I received anybribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724to blindוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956mine eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869therewith? and I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725it you.

4And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Thou hast not defraudedעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ'a.shak.Ta.nuH6231us, nor oppressedרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּra.tzo.Ta.nuH7533us, neither hast thou takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947oughtמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972of any man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.

5And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068iswitnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707against you, and his anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899iswitnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that ye have not foundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672oughtמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027.And they answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He iswitnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707.

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