And now,וְעַתָּהpresent yourselves,הִתְיַצְּבוּand I will enter into judgmentוְאִשָּׁפְטָהwith youאִתְּכֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהconcerning allאֵת כָּלthe righteous actsצִדְקוֹתof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהwith youאִתְּכֶםand with your fathers.וְאֶת אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם
1 Samuel 12:7
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 12:7, word by word
- present yourselvesהִתְיַצְּבוּhityatsvu
take one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “hityatsvu” appears- and I will enter into judgmentאִשָּׁפְטָהishafta
call to account
To call to account, punish.
Where else “ishafta” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- the righteous actsצִדְקוֹתtsidkot
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkot” appears- he didעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- and with your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears
Translation note
“The righteous acts of YHWH” are his just deeds on behalf of his people.
The context
6Samuel said to the people, “It is YHWH who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers from the land of Egypt.
7 · This verse (above)
8When Jacob came to Egypt, your fathers cried out to YHWH, and YHWH sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.