King James Version
1 Samuel 12:4 in the King James Version says “And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.”
1 Samuel 12:4 · KJV
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.
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. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
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.
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. advanced: or, made
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Thou hast not defrauded”
H6231to press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“of any man's”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“ought”
H3972properly, a speck or point, i.e., (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
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