1 Samuel 12:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנְנִ֣י עֲנ֣וּ בִי֩ נֶ֨גֶד יְהוָ֜ה וְנֶ֣גֶד מְשִׁיח֗וֹ אֶת־שׁוֹר֩ ׀ מִ֨י לָקַ֜חְתִּי וַחֲמ֧וֹר מִ֣י לָקַ֗חְתִּי וְאֶת־מִ֤י עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙ אֶת־מִ֣י רַצּ֔וֹתִי וּמִיַּד־מִי֙ לָקַ֣חְתִּי כֹ֔פֶר וְאַעְלִ֥ים עֵינַ֖י בּ֑וֹ וְאָשִׁ֖יב לָכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

hinnənî ʿănû bî neged YHWH wə-neged məšîḥô ʾet-šôr mî lāqaḥtî wa-ḥămôr mî lāqaḥtî wə-ʾet-mî ʿāšaqtî ʾet-mî raṣṣôtî û-miyyad-mî lāqaḥtî kōper wə-ʾaʿlîm ʿênay bô wə-ʾāšîb lākem

Grammar Details

• *hinnənî*: interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me
• *ʿănû*: qal imperative masculine plural - answer
• *bî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me
• *neged*: preposition - before/in the presence of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *wə-neged*: conjunction + preposition - and before
• *məšîḥô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anointed
• *ʾet*-*šôr*: direct object marker + noun masculine singular - ox
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - whose
• *lāqaḥtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have taken
• *wa-ḥămôr*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and donkey
• *wə-ʾet*-*mî*: conjunction + direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - and whom
• *ʿāšaqtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have oppressed
• *raṣṣôtî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have crushed
• *û-miyyad*-*mî*: conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun - and from whose hand
• *kōper*: noun masculine singular - bribe/ransom
• *wə-ʾaʿlîm*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - and I hide
• *ʿênay*: noun feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes
• *bô*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with it
• *wə-ʾāšîb*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - and I will restore
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you

Word Meanings

• *məšîḥô*: his anointed one/his appointed one
• *ʿāšaqtî*: I have defrauded/oppressed/exploited
• *raṣṣôtî*: I have crushed/mistreated/extorted
• *kōper*: bribe/ransom/hush money
• *wə-ʾaʿlîm* *ʿênay*: and I have hidden my eyes/turned a blind eye
• *wə-ʾāšîb*: and I will restore/return/pay back

Referenced Verses

• Num 16:15 : 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
• 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
• 1 Sam 24:6 : 6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
• Acts 20:33 : 33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
• Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
• Exod 23:8 : 8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
• Lev 6:4 : 4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,
• Exod 20:17 : 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
• Exod 22:4 : 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
• 1 Sam 12:5 : 5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
• Rom 13:1-7 : 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
• 2 Cor 12:14 : 14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
• 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
• 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
• 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
• 2 Sam 1:14-16 : 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? 15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
• Matt 22:21 : 21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
• Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.