KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Samuel 12:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And now,” | וְעַתָּ֞ה | At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | now |
| “behold,” | הִנֵּ֥ה | Lo! | behold |
| “the king” | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ | A king | king |
| “walketh” | מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | walketh |
| “before” | לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “you: and I” | וַֽאֲנִי֙ | I | you and I |
| “am old” | זָקַ֣נְתִּי | To be old | am old |
| “and grayheaded;” | וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי | Properly, to become aged, i.e., (by implication) to grow gray | grayheaded |
| “and, behold,” | הִנָּ֣ם | Lo! | behold |
| “my sons” | וּבָנַ֖י | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | sons |
| “are” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “with” | אִתְּכֶ֑ם | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “you: and I” | וַֽאֲנִי֙ | I | you and I |
| “have walked” | הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | walked |
| “before” | לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “you from my childhood” | מִנְּעֻרַ֖י | (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) | childhood |
| “unto” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | unto |
| “this” | הַזֶּֽה׃ | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | this |
| “day.” | הַיּ֥וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
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1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
2 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.
3 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.
4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
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