Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 12:16-20

16Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571,present yourselvesהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

17Is it notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808the wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?I will callאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121onאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to sendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306,so that you will knowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־u.re.'U ki-H7200 H3588what a greatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834evilרָעַתְכֶ֤םra.'at.KhemH7451you have committedעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by askingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592fora kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306.As a result, allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966אֶת־'et-H853fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19Theyכָל־ הָעָ֜םkhol- ha.'AmH3605 H5971pleadedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559withאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650so that we will notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403the evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451of askingלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592fora kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

20“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־ הָעָם֙she.mu.'El 'el- ha.'AmH8050 H413 H5971repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Even though youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְha.Zot 'AkhH2063 H389evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451,do notאַל־'al-H408turn asideתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

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