Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 12:1-12

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.

4And theysaidH559, Thou hastnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808defraudedH6231usH559,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808oppressedH6231usH559,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hast thoutakenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947aught ofanyH376man’sH376handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.

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.

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