The Meaning of 1 Samuel 12:7 Explained

1 Samuel 12:7

KJV: Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

YLT: and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

Darby: And now stand still, that I may plead with you before Jehovah of all the righteous acts of Jehovah which he did to you and to your fathers.

ASV: Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Jehovah concerning all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which he did to you and to your fathers.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 12:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

What does 1 Samuel 12:7 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 12:1-13 - Samuel's Last Message To Israel

An end must come to the longest and most useful service. "Before his long sleep Samuel made protestation of his innocence before God and the people." Yes, the long sleep will come to us all, and happy are they who, before they lay down their heads upon the pillow of death, are able to extend their hands and to bare their hearts before those who have known them best, and say, "These are clean." The people bore double witness to the truth of Samuel's challenge, and the old man was comforted. Yes, God was witness, as well as the people, to his absolute integrity. See Acts 24:16.

Then Samuel pressed home, upon that dense mass of people, the sin of which they had been guilty in demanding a king instead of waiting for a heaven-sent deliverer. But we are liable to the same mistake. We look to the visible and forget the invisible. We forget that the invisible Christ stands waiting to succor, prepared to save unto the uttermost. In this faith the Apostle found his abiding peace and steadfastness. See 2 Corinthians 1:10. Let us, also, "set our hope" on Him who has delivered, and will deliver. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 12

¹ Samuel testifies his integrity
⁶ He reproves the people of ingratitude
¹⁶ He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time
²⁰ he comforts them in God's mercy

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 12:7 mean?

Now therefore stand still that I may reason with you before Yahweh - concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh which He did to you and your fathers

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם

וְעַתָּ֗ה	Now therefore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ	stand still
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָצַב Sense: to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself.
וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה	that I may reason
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: שָׁפַט Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
אִתְּכֶ֖ם	with you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
לִפְנֵ֣י	before
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
יְהוָ֑ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אֵ֚ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כָּל־	concerning all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
צִדְק֣וֹת	the righteous acts of
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: צְדָקָה Sense: justice, righteousness.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
עָשָׂ֥ה	He did
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אִתְּכֶ֖ם	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם	your fathers
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.

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