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1 Samuel 12:3

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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

WEB World English Bible

Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you.”

ASV American Standard Version

Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, 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 taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, here am I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it?—and I restore to you.’

Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 12

1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons [are] with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

3 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.

4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

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.

6 And Samuel said unto the people, [It is] the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

הִנְנִ֣יH2005 · henlook!עֲנ֣וּH6030 · unto dwell בִי֩H9030 · nime נֶ֨גֶדH5048 · ne.gedbefore יְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD וְנֶ֣גֶדH5048 · ne.gedbefore מְשִׁיח֗וֹH4899 · ma.shi.achanointed אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שׁוֹר֩׀H7794 · shorcattle מִ֨יH4310 · miwho?לָקַ֜חְתִּיH3947 · la.qachto take: take וַחֲמ֧וֹרH2543 · cha.mordonkey מִ֣יH4310 · miwho?לָקַ֗חְתִּיH3947 · la.qachto take: take וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִ֤יH4310 · miwho?עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙H6231 · a.shaqto oppress אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִ֣יH4310 · miwho?רַצּ֔וֹתִיH7533 · ra.tsatsto crush וּמִיַּד־H3027 · yadhand מִי֙H4310 · miwho?לָקַ֣חְתִּיH3947 · la.qachto take: take כֹ֔פֶרH3724 · ko.pherransom וְאַעְלִ֥יםH5956 · a.lamto conceal עֵינַ֖יH5869 · a.yineye בּ֑וֹH9033 · ohim וְאָשִׁ֖יבH7725 · shuvto return: return לָכֶֽם׃H9036 · khemyou

Cross-references

Acts 20:33I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.Numbers 16:15And 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 Samuel 24:6And 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.1 Peter 5:2Feed 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;Deuteronomy 16:19Thou 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.1 Samuel 12:5And 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.1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:Exodus 23:8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.1 Samuel 10:1Then 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?Romans 13:1-7Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.1 Thessalonians 2:5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:Exodus 20:17Thou 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.Luke 19:8And 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.Matthew 22:21They 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.Leviticus 6:4Then 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,Exodus 22:4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.2 Corinthians 12:14Behold, 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.2 Samuel 1:14-16And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’S anointed?

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