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Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe people,הָעָם“It is YHWHיְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרmadeעָשָׂהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהand Aaron,וְאֶת אַהֲרֹןand whoוַאֲשֶׁרbrought upהֶעֱלָהyour fathersאֶת אֲבֹתֵיכֶםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
1 Samuel 12:6
Study it in the app“Samuel said to the people, “It is YHWH who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers from the land of Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 12:6, word by word
- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- “It is YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- brought upהֶעֱלָהheela
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “heela” appears- your fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Translation note
“Made Moses and Aaron”: he put them in their office.
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
5He said to them, “YHWH is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And he said, “Witness.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And now, present yourselves, and I will enter into judgment with you before YHWH concerning all the righteous acts of YHWH that he did with you and with your fathers.