Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 12
1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I have hearkened unto yourvoiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963inallH3605that yesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559untomeאֶל־'el-H413, and havemadeH3605akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.
2Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkethbeforeH6440youH6440: and I amoldH1121and gray-headed; and,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009, mysonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121are withyouH6440: and I havewalkedH1980beforeH6440youH6440from myyouthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
3Hereהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005I am:witnessH5869againstH5048meH7725beforeH5048theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, andbeforeH5048hisanointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899:whoseמִ֨יmiH4310oxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794have Itakenלָקַ֜חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947? orwhoseמִ֣יmiH4310ass have Itakenלָקַ֗חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947? orwhomמִ֤יmiH4310have IdefraudedH6231?whomמִ֣יmiH4310have IoppressedH6231? or ofwhoseמִי֙miH4310handוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027have Itakenלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947aransomכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724toblindוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956mineeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869therewith? and I willrestoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725ityouH7725.
5And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068iswitnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707againstאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413youכִּ֣יkiH3588, and hisanointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899iswitnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye havenotלֹ֧אlo'H3808foundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672aught in myhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027. And theysaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He iswitnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707.
6AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, It is theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that appointedMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, and thatbroughtH5927yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1upH5927outאֶל־'el-H413of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforestandהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320still, that I maypleadוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199withyouH834beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068concerningallכָּל־kol-H3605therighteousצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666actsH6213of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834hedidH6213toyouH834and to yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.
8WhenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wascomeH935intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, then theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, whobroughtH935forthH3318yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andmadeכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834them todwellוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.
9But they forgat theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and hesoldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376themintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635ofHazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andintoH3027thehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstH3027them.
10And theycriedH2199unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.merH559,WeH3588havesinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseH3588weH3588have forsaken theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and haveservedוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דva.na.'a.VodH5647the Baalim and theAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252: butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliverהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337usאֶל־'el-H413outH2199of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341, andweH3588willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.
11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, andBedanבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917, andJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316, andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337youH7971outH7971of thehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341oneveryH5439sideH5439, and ye dwelled insafetyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983.
12And when yesawוַתִּרְא֗וּva.tir.'UH7200thatNahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983cameבָּ֣אba'H935againstH5921youH3588, yesaidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559untomeH5921, Nay, but akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overusH5921: when theLORDוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430was yourkingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.
13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforebeholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whomH834ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977, andwhomH834ye haveaskedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592for: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsetנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overyouH834.
14Ifאִם־'im-H518ye willfearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him, and hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784againstעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andbothגַּם־gam-H1571ye and also thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428that reigneth overyouאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859be followers of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,wellוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:
15butifH518ye willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, butrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784againstH854thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, then shall thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068beagainstH854youH518, as it wasagainstH854yourfathersוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃u.va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.
16Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258thereforestandהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320stillגַּם־gam-H1571andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willdoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213beforeH5869youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.
17Is itnotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? I willcallאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he maysendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306; and ye shallknowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200that yourwickednessרָעַתְכֶ֤םra.'at.KhemH7451isgreatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227,whichH834ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, inaskingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592youH834akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.
18SoH7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.
19Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419for thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650unto theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thatweH3588dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408: forweH3588haveaddedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254untoallכָּל־kol-H3605oursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592usH413akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.
20AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372notאַל־'al-H408: ye haveindeedאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451: yetturnתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493notאַל־'al-H408asideH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, butserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824;
22For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willnotH3808forsakeיִטֹּ֤שׁyi.ToshH5203hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971for hisgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419name’sשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668:becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588it hathpleasedהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youכִּ֚יkiH3588apeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971untohimselfH3808.
23Moreoverגַּ֣םgamH1571as formeבַּעַדְכֶ֑םba.'ad.KhemH1157,GodH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shouldsinH2398againstH2398theLORDH3068inceasingמֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.DolH2308toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419foryouH853: but I willinstructוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youH853in thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896and therightוְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ve.hay.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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