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1 Samuel 12:1-5

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.

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