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1 Samuel 12:2

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.

KJV

Et nunc rex graditur ante vos : ego autem senui, et incanui : porro filii mei vobiscum sunt : itaque conversatus coram vobis ab adolescentia mea usque ad hanc diem, ecce præsto sum.

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς διαπορεύεται ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν, κἀγὼ γεγήρακα καὶ καθήσομαι, καὶ οἱ υἱοί μου ἰδοὺ ἐν ὑμῖν· κἀγὼ ἰδοὺ διελήλυθα ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ἐκ νεότητος καὶ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

LXX

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 youth unto this day.

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֞ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ לִ/פְנֵי/כֶ֗ם וַ/אֲנִי֙ זָקַ֣נְתִּי וָ/שַׂ֔בְתִּי וּ/בָנַ֖/י הִנָּ֣/ם אִתְּ/כֶ֑ם וַ/אֲנִי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לִ/פְנֵי/כֶ֔ם מִ/נְּעֻרַ֖/י עַד הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
זָקֵ֔ן
zqn
verb · 27×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
י
y
noun · 46×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שַׂ֔בְתִּי
shbty
verb · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 3:19 — And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
  • 1Sam 8:1 — And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
  • 1Sam 8:3 — And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
  • 1Sam 8:5 — And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
  • 1Sam 8:20 — That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
  • Num 27:17 — Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
  • Prov 16:31 — The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
  • Prov 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.