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1 Samuel 12

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Behold, I havehearkenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to yourvoiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963in all that yesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me, and havemadeוָאַמְלִ֥יךְva.'am.LikhH4427akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over you.

2And now, behold, thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֗םlif.nei.KhemH6440you: and I amoldזָקַ֣נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204andgrayheadedוָשַׂ֔בְתִּיva.Sav.tiH7867; and, behold, mysonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121are with you: and I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you from mychildhoodמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Behold, here I am :witnessעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030against me before theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, and before hisanointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899: whoseoxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794have ItakenH3947? or whosedonkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרva.cha.MorH2543have ItakenH3947? or whom have Idefraudedעָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙'a.Shak.tiH6231? whom have Ioppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיra.Tzo.tiH7533? or from whosehandוּמִיַּד־u.mi.yad-H3027have I received anybribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724toblindוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956myeyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869with it? and I willrestoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725it you.

4And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thou hast notdefraudedעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ'a.shak.Ta.nuH6231us, noroppressedרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּra.tzo.Ta.nuH7533us, neither hast thoutakenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from anyman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068iswitnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707against you, and hisanointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899iswitnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye have notfoundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in myhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027. And theyansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He iswitnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707.

6AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, It is theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatadvancedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, and thatbroughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7Now therefore standstillהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320, that I mayreasonוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199with youbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068of all the righteousactsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hedidעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to you and to yourfathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

8WhenJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1criedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, then theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872andAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, who broughtforthוַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and made themdwellוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427in thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9And when theyforgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, hesoldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376them into thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofSiseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635ofHazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674, and into thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and into thehandוּבְיַד֙u.ve.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and theyfoughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against them.

10And theycriedוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.merH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, because we haveforsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and haveservedוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דva.na.'a.VodH5647Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252: but nowdeliverהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341, and we willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378, andBedanבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917, andJephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316, andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337you from thehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341on everysideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439, and yedweltוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427safeבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983.

12And when yesawוַתִּרְא֗וּva.tir.'UH7200thatNahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֮'a.mOnH5983cameבָּ֣אba'H935against you, yesaidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to me, Nay; but akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallreignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427over us: when theLORDוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430was yourkingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Now therefore behold thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whom ye havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977, and whom ye havedesiredשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592! and, behold, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsetנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over you.

14If ye willfearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him, andobeyוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םu.she.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, and notrebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784against thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, then shall both ye and also thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428thatreignethמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427over you continuefollowingאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:

15But if ye will notobeyתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, butrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784against thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, then shall thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be against you, as it was against yourfathersוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃u.va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

16Nowthereforeגַּם־gam-H1571standהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697, which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willdoעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213before youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

17Is it notwheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117? I willcallאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and he shallsendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306; that ye mayperceiveוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200that yourwickednessרָעַתְכֶ֤םra.'at.KhemH7451isgreatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227, which ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, inaskingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592you akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

18SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963andrainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: and all thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19And all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419for thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that wedieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191not: for we haveaddedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254to all oursinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451, toaskלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592us akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

20AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,Fearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213all thiswickednessהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451: yet turn notasideתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, butserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with all yourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824;

21And turn ye notasideתָּס֑וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493: for then should ye goafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310vainהַתֹּ֗הוּha.To.huH8414things, which cannotprofitיוֹעִ֛ילוּyo.'I.luH3276nordeliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337; for they arevainתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414.

22For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will notforsakeיִטֹּ֤שׁyi.ToshH5203hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971for hisgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419name’sשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034sake: because it hathpleasedהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068tomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213you hispeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

23Moreover as formeאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595, Far be it frommeחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shouldsinמֵחֲטֹ֣אme.cha.To'H2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inceasingמֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.DolH2308toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419for you: but I willteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896and therightוְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ve.hay.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870:

24Onlyfearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571with all yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824: forconsiderרְא֔וּre.'UH7200what great things he hathdoneהִגְדִּ֖לhig.DilH1431for you.

25But if ye shallstillהָרֵ֖עַha.Re.a'H7489dowickedlyתָּרֵ֑עוּta.Re.'uH7489, ye shall beconsumedתִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פti.sa.FuH5595, both ye and yourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֖םmal.ke.KhemH4428.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12

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