1 Samuel 12:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
כֹּפֶר
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price
עָנָה
testify
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עָנָה
To answer, to respond, to testify. Anah. Call to Me and I will answer you. God is not silent. He answers those who call with all their heart.
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מָשִׁיחַ
anointed/ his
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מָשִׁיחַ
Anointed, Messiah. Mashiach. The Anointed One. Every use of this word in the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus the ultimate Mashiach.
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מִי
whom?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עַיִן
eyes/ my
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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עָשַׁק
have I oppressed
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עָשַׁק
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
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לָקַח
have I taken
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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רָצַץ
have I crushed
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רָצַץ
to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
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הֵן
here am/ I
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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שׁוֹר
the ox of
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שׁוֹר
a bullock (as a traveller)
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