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יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לthe Israelitesyiś·rā·’êl
וַיִּשְׂמַ֨חrejoicedway·yiś·maḥ
שָׁ֥ם. . .šām
עַד־greatly‘aḏ-
מְאֹֽד׃פ. . . .mə·’ōḏ
1 Samuel 12:1שְׁמוּאֵל֙Then Samuelšə·mū·’êl
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
כָּל־allkāl-
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel , yiś·rā·’êl
הִנֵּה֙. . .hin·nêh
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי“ I have listenedšā·ma‘·tî
בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םto your voiceḇə·qō·lə·ḵem
לְכֹ֥לin alllə·ḵōl
אֲשֶׁר־-’ă·šer-
אֲמַרְתֶּ֖םthat you have said’ă·mar·tem
לִ֑י to me ,
וָאַמְלִ֥יךְand I have setwā·’am·lîḵ
עֲלֵיכֶ֖םover you‘ă·lê·ḵem
מֶֽלֶךְ׃a king .me·leḵ
1 Samuel 12:2וְעַתָּ֞הNowwə·‘at·tāh
הִנֵּ֥הhere ishin·nêh
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀the kingham·me·leḵ
מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְwalkingmiṯ·hal·lêḵ
לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם before you , lip̄·nê·ḵem
וַאֲנִי֙and Iwa·’ă·nî
זָקַ֣נְתִּיam oldzā·qan·tî
וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי and gray , wā·śaḇ·tî
וּבָנַ֖יand my sonsū·ḇā·nay
הִנָּ֣םare herehin·nām
אִתְּכֶ֑םwith you .’it·tə·ḵem
וַאֲנִי֙Iwa·’ă·nî
הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhave walkedhiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî
לִפְנֵיכֶ֔םbefore youlip̄·nê·ḵem
מִנְּעֻרַ֖יfrom my youthmin·nə·‘u·ray
עַד־until‘aḏ-
הַזֶּֽה׃thishaz·zeh
הַיּ֥וֹםday .hay·yō·wm
1 Samuel 12:3הִנְנִ֣יHere I am .hin·nî
עֲנ֣וּBear witness‘ă·nū
בִי֩against meḇî
נֶ֨גֶדbeforene·ḡeḏ
יְהוָ֜הYHWHYah·weh
וְנֶ֣גֶדand beforewə·ne·ḡeḏ
מְשִׁיח֗וֹHis anointed :mə·šî·ḥōw
אֶת־-’eṯ-
מִ֨יWhose
שׁוֹר֩׀oxšō·wr
וַחֲמ֧וֹרor donkeywa·ḥă·mō·wr
לָקַ֜חְתִּיhave I taken ?lā·qaḥ·tî
מִ֣יWhom
לָקַ֗חְתִּיvvvlā·qaḥ·tî
וְאֶת־vvvwə·’eṯ-
עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙have I cheated‘ā·šaq·tî
אֶת־-’eṯ-
מִ֣י-
רַצּ֔וֹתִיor oppressed ?raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯî
מִ֤יFrom whose
וּמִיַּד־handū·mî·yaḏ-
מִי֙. . .
לָקַ֣חְתִּיhave I acceptedlā·qaḥ·tî
כֹ֔פֶרa bribeḵō·p̄er
וְאַעְלִ֥יםand closedwə·’a‘·lîm
עֵינַ֖יmy eyes‘ê·nay
בּ֑וֹ- ?bōw
וְאָשִׁ֖יב [Tell me,] and I will restore [it] wə·’ā·šîḇ
לָכֶֽם׃to you . ”lā·ḵem
1 Samuel 12:4לֹ֥א“ You have not
עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּwronged us‘ă·šaq·tā·nū
וְלֹ֣אorwə·lō
רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ oppressed us , ” raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯā·nū
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ they replied , way·yō·mə·rū
וְלֹֽא־“ norwə·lō-
לָקַ֥חְתָּhave you takenlā·qaḥ·tā
מְאֽוּמָה׃anythingmə·’ū·māh
מִיַּד־from the handmî·yaḏ-
אִ֖ישׁof man . ”’îš
1 Samuel 12:5וַיֹּ֨אמֶרSamuel saidway·yō·mer
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם to them , ’ă·lê·hem
יְהוָ֣ה“ YHWHYah·weh
עֵ֧דis a witness‘êḏ
בָּכֶ֗ם against you , bā·ḵem
מְשִׁיחוֹ֙and His anointedmə·šî·ḥōw
וְעֵ֤דis a witnesswə·‘êḏ
הַיּ֣וֹם today , hay·yō·wm