1st Samuel Chapter 12 verse 5 Holy Bible
And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness.
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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.
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And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand! And [the people] said, [He is] witness!
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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.
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And he said to them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
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He said to them, Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. They said, He is witness.
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And he saith unto them, `A witness `is' Jehovah against you: and a witness `is' His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, `A witness.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) The Lord is witness.--Then Samuel again, with increased solemnity, called the Eternal in the heavens above and His anointed king then standing by his side to witness what the people had just acknowledged concerning his scrupulously just rule.And they answered, He is witness.--And the assembly of Israel, again with one voice, shouted, Yes, He is witness.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSamuel saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto them,אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם (’ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to“The LORDיְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelis a witnessעֵ֧ד (‘êḏ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, princeagainst you,בָּכֶ֗ם (bā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew and His anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙ (mə·šî·ḥōw)Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4899: Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiahis a witnessוְעֵ֤ד (wə·‘êḏ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, princetoday,הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A daythatכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyou have notלֹ֧א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nofoundמְצָאתֶ֛ם (mə·ṣā·ṯem)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentanythingמְא֑וּמָה (mə·’ū·māh)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3972: A speck, point, nothingin my hand.”בְּיָדִ֖י (bə·yā·ḏî)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3027: A hand“He is a witness,”עֵֽד׃ (‘êḏ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, princethey said.וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayJump to PreviousAnointed Aught Hand Holy Oil Ought Samuel Witness Wrong
