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OET (OET-LV) Here_I testify in/on/at/with_me before YHWH and_before anointed_of_his DOM the_ox_of whom have_I_taken and_donkey_of whom have_I_taken and_DOM whom have_I_oppressed DOM whom have_I_crushed and_from_hand_of whom have_I_taken a_ransom and_blind eyes_of_my in/on/over_him/it and_restore to_you_all.
OET (OET-RV) and here I am now. Now with Yahweh listening, answer this truthfully: Have I ever taken anyone’s ox or donkey? Did I cheat anyone? Have I oppressed anyone or taken a bribe to not see something? I’ll pay back anything I owe anyone.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) Here I am; testify against me before Yahweh and before his anointed one
(Some words not found in UHB: here,I testify in/on/at/with,me before YHWH and,before anointed_of,his DOM ox_of who? taken and,donkey_of who? taken and=DOM who? defrauded DOM who? oppressed and,from,hand_of who? taken bribe and,blind eyes_of,my in/on/over=him/it and,restore to,you_all )
By this statement, Samuel is challenging the people to speak up if he has done anything wrong to anyone. Alternate translation: “I stand in front of you now. I ask you to speak in front of Yahweh and his anointed king if I have done you any wrong”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken?
(Some words not found in UHB: here,I testify in/on/at/with,me before YHWH and,before anointed_of,his DOM ox_of who? taken and,donkey_of who? taken and=DOM who? defrauded DOM who? oppressed and,from,hand_of who? taken bribe and,blind eyes_of,my in/on/over=him/it and,restore to,you_all )
Samuel uses rhetorical questions to remind the people that he has never stolen their animals. Alternate translation: “I have never stolen a prized animal from anyone.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Whom have I defrauded?
(Some words not found in UHB: here,I testify in/on/at/with,me before YHWH and,before anointed_of,his DOM ox_of who? taken and,donkey_of who? taken and=DOM who? defrauded DOM who? oppressed and,from,hand_of who? taken bribe and,blind eyes_of,my in/on/over=him/it and,restore to,you_all )
Samuel uses another rhetorical question to say he has always been honest. Alternate translation: “I have never cheated or bribed any man.”
(Occurrence 0) Testify against me, and I will restore it to you
(Some words not found in UHB: here,I testify in/on/at/with,me before YHWH and,before anointed_of,his DOM ox_of who? taken and,donkey_of who? taken and=DOM who? defrauded DOM who? oppressed and,from,hand_of who? taken bribe and,blind eyes_of,my in/on/over=him/it and,restore to,you_all )
Alternate translation: “If I have done any of these evil things, speak now, and I will pay back what I owe. I will make right any wrong”
12:3 God’s anointed one was Saul (see 9:16).
• Whose ox or donkey: Cp. Num 16:15.
• have I stolen? In contrast to the behavior of kings (1 Sam 8:11-16).
• Have I ever taken a bribe and perverted justice? No, but Samuel’s sons did (8:3).
OET (OET-LV) Here_I testify in/on/at/with_me before YHWH and_before anointed_of_his DOM the_ox_of whom have_I_taken and_donkey_of whom have_I_taken and_DOM whom have_I_oppressed DOM whom have_I_crushed and_from_hand_of whom have_I_taken a_ransom and_blind eyes_of_my in/on/over_him/it and_restore to_you_all.
OET (OET-RV) and here I am now. Now with Yahweh listening, answer this truthfully: Have I ever taken anyone’s ox or donkey? Did I cheat anyone? Have I oppressed anyone or taken a bribe to not see something? I’ll pay back anything I owe anyone.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.