Study it in the app“Here I am; answer against me before YHWH and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited, whom have I crushed, or from the hand of whom have I taken compensation to cover my eyes with it? And I will return it to you.””
Here I am;הִנְנִיanswerעֲנוּagainst meבִיbeforeנֶגֶדYHWHיְהוָהand beforeוְנֶגֶדhis anointed:מְשִׁיחוֹwhoseמִיoxאֶת שׁוֹרhave I taken,לָקַחְתִּיor whoseוַ מִיdonkeyחֲמוֹרhave I taken,לָקַחְתִּיor whomוְאֶת מִיhave I exploited,עָשַׁקְתִּיwhomאֶת מִיhave I crushed,רַצּוֹתִיor from the handוּמִיַּדof whomמִיhave I takenלָקַחְתִּיcompensationכֹפֶרto coverוְאַעְלִיםmy eyesעֵינַיwith it?בּוֹAnd I will return itוְאָשִׁיבto you.”לָכֶם
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “anu” appearsin front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsanointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshich” appearsox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appearsseize
To take away, seize.
Where else “lakachti” appearsdonkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appearsoppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “ashakti” appearscrush
To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".
Where else “ratsoti” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsransom
What is paid for a life.
Where else “chofer” appearsignore
To turn the eyes away; to look the other way when something must be done.
Where else “alim” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appears“His anointed” here is King Saul. “Compensation to cover my eyes”: a payment to pretend not to see an injustice.
2And now, look, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons, look, they are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
3 · This verse (above)
4They said, “You have not exploited us, and you have not crushed us, and you have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
