Verse 5

1 Samuel 12:5

Bible in Basic English

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5 Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם עֵ֧ד יְהוָ֣ה בָּ/כֶ֗ם וְ/עֵ֤ד מְשִׁיח/וֹ֙ הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א מְצָאתֶ֛ם בְּ/יָדִ֖/י מְא֑וּמָה וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר עֵֽד

English Translation

And he said to them, "You are witnesses of the Lord against you, and witnesses of His anointed today, for you have not found anything in my hand." And he said, "You are witnesses."

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Chapter 12 Context

1 And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have... Focus ↗

2 And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have... Focus ↗

3 Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oi... Focus ↗

4 And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man. Focus ↗

5 Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witnes...

6 And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who t... Focus ↗

7 Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story... Focus ↗

8 When Jacob and his sons had come into Egypt, and were crushed by the Egyptians, the prayers of your... Focus ↗

9 But they were false to the Lord their God (Elohim), and he gave them up into the hands of Sisera, ca... Focus ↗

10 Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the... Focus ↗

11 So the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and took you out of the power of those... Focus ↗

12 And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No... Focus ↗

13 Here, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you. Focus ↗

14 If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders... Focus ↗

15 But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the... Focus ↗

16 Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes. Focus ↗

17 Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder... Focus ↗

18 So Samuel made prayer to the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people w... Focus ↗

19 And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God (Elohim) so that death ma... Focus ↗

20 Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away fr... Focus ↗

21 And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salv... Focus ↗

22 For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's p... Focus ↗

23 And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I... Focus ↗

24 Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what... Focus ↗

25 But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 12 (25 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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