Verse 23

1 Samuel 12:23

King James Version

23 Moreover as for me, God (Elohim) forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Original Language Text
hebrew
גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י חָלִ֤ילָ/ה לִּ/י֙ מֵ/חֲטֹ֣א לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה מֵ/חֲדֹ֖ל לְ/הִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְ/כֶ֑ם וְ/הוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְ הַ/טּוֹבָ֖ה וְ/הַ/יְשָׁרָֽה
English Translation
Also, I would be far from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and right way.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto m... Focus ↗
2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are... Focus ↗
3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I take... Focus ↗
4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any ma... Focus ↗
5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that y... Focus ↗
6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your... Focus ↗
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of t... Focus ↗
8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and A... Focus ↗
9 And when they forgat the LORD their God (Elohim), he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of t... Focus ↗
10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have... Focus ↗
11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand... Focus ↗
12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay... Focus ↗
13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD h... Focus ↗
14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment o... Focus ↗
15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then s... Focus ↗
16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. Focus ↗
17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that... Focus ↗
18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people grea... Focus ↗
19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God (Elohim), that we d... Focus ↗
20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from... Focus ↗
21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for... Focus ↗
22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD... Focus ↗
23 Moreover as for me, God (Elohim) forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for yo...
24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hat... Focus ↗
25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. Focus ↗