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1 Samuel 8

1Anditcametopass,whenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasH1961old,thathemadeH7760hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121judgesH8199overIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Nowthenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofhisfirst-bornwasJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100;andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhissecondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29:theywereH1961judgesH8199inBeer-sheba.

3Andhissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980notinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870,butturnedוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186asideוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186afterlucre,andtookH3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,andpervertedjusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4Thenalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908themselvestogetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908,andcameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050untoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414;

5andtheysaidH559untohim,Behold, thou artold,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980notinthywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258makeH7760usakingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199uslikeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

6ButthethingH1697displeasedSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834theysaidH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah.

7AndJehovahsaidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971inallthattheysayH559unto thee;fortheyhavenotrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thee,buttheyhaverejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988me,thatIshouldnotbekingH4427overthem.

8AccordingtoalltheworksH4639whichtheyhavedonesincethedayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117thatIbroughtH5927themupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,inthattheyhaveforsakenme,andservedH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651dotheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571unto thee.

9Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258hearken untotheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963: howbeit thou shalt protestsolemnlyuntothem,andshaltshowthemthemannerofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overthem.

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahuntothepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592ofhimakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11AndhesaidH559,Thiswillbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961themannerofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overyou:hewilltakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760themuntohim,forhischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818,andtobeH1961hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571;andtheyshallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforehischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818;

12andhewillappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760themuntohimforcaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572;andhewillsetH7760sometoplowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790hisground,andtoreapH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105,andtomakeH7760hisinstrumentsH3627ofwarH4421,andtheinstrumentsH3627ofhischariotsH7393.

13Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323tobeperfumers,andtobecooks,andtobebakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourfieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704,andyourvineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754,andyouroliveyards,eventhebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896ofthem,andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414themtohisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15Andhewilltakeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237thetenthH6237ofyourseedH2233,andofyourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754,andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414tohisofficers,andtohisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourmen-servants,andyourmaid-servants,andyourgoodliestyoungבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970,andyourasses,andputthemtohisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17Hewilltakethetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237ofyourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629:andyeshallbeH1961hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18Andyeshallcryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199outinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseofyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whomyeshallhavechosenH977you;andJehovahwillnotanswerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030youinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

19Butthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedH3985tohearken untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050;andtheysaidH559, Nay:butwewillhaveakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overus,

20thatwealsoגַם־gam-H1571maybeוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,andthatourkingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428mayjudgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199us,andgoוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318outbeforeus,andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898ourbattlesH4421.

21AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardH8085allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andherehearsedthemintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJehovah.

22AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken untotheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963,andmakeH8085themakingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untothemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Go yeeverymanH376untohiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

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