1 Samuel 12:3 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 12:3

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.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

AGAINST HERESIES 4.26.4 (202)

In this way, too, Samuel, who judged the people so many years, and bore rule over Israel without any pride, in the end cleared himself, saying, "I have walked before you from my childhood even unto this day: answer me in the sight of God, and before His anointed; whose ox or whose ass of yours have I taken, or over whom have I tyrannized, or whom have I oppressed? or if I have received from the hand of any a bribe or [so much as] a shoe, speak out against me, and I will restore it to you."

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

His anointed - i. e., king Saul. The title Messiah, Χριστὸς Christos, unctus, or anointed, had been given to the High Priests (Lev 4:3: compare also 1Sa 2:10, 1Sa 2:35); but this is the earliest instance of an actual king of Israel bearing the title of God’s Christ, and thus typifying the true Messiah or Christ of God. Any bribe - literally, a “ransom,” the fine paid by a criminal in lieu of bonds or death Exo 21:30, applied to the bribe paid to an unjust judge to induce him to acquit the guilty. (Compare Amo 5:12.)

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Samuel said unto all Israel--This public address was made after the solemn re-instalment of Saul, and before the convention at Gilgal separated. Samuel, having challenged a review of his public life, received a unanimous testimony to the unsullied honor of his personal character, as well as the justice and integrity of his public administration.

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Original language & word study

29 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנְנִ֣י	hi.Ni	here [am] I	H2005 →
עֲנ֣וּ	'a.Nu	testify	H6030 →
בִי֩	vi	against <the> me
נֶ֨גֶד	Ne.ged	before	H5048 →
יְהוָ֜ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְנֶ֣גֶד	ve.Ne.ged	and before	H5048 →
מְשִׁיח֗וֹ	me.shi.Cho	anointed his	H4899 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שׁוֹר֩׀	shOr	[the] ox of	H7794 →
מִ֨י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
לָקַ֜חְתִּי	la.Kach.ti	have I taken	H3947 →
וַחֲמ֧וֹר	va.cha.Mor	and [the] donkey of	H2543 →
מִ֣י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
לָקַ֗חְתִּי	la.Kach.ti	have I taken	H3947 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מִ֤י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙	'a.Shak.ti	have I oppressed	H6231 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִ֣י	mi	whom?	H4310 →
רַצּ֔וֹתִי	ra.Tzo.ti	have I crushed	H7533 →
וּמִיַּד־	u.mi.yad-	and from [the] hand of	H3027 →
מִי֙	mi	whom?	H4310 →
לָקַ֣חְתִּי	la.Kach.ti	have I taken	H3947 →
כֹ֔פֶר	Kho.fer	a ransom	H3724 →
וְאַעְלִ֥ים	ve.'a'.Lim	so I may hide	H5956 →
עֵינַ֖י	'ei.Nai	eyes my	H5869 →
בּ֑וֹ	bo	by <the> it
וְאָשִׁ֖יב	ve.'a.Shiv	so I may restore [it]	H7725 →
לָכֶֽם׃	la.Khem	to <the> you

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
leads to
- Titus 1:7
  As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- 1 Timothy 3:8
  Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- Titus 3:1
  Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- Acts 20:26–28
  Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Through
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:15
  You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Exodus 23:2
  You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Proverbs 17:23
  A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
Through
Acts 20:33
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:9
  And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to…

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06About 1 Samuel

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