Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 12:6-13

6Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, “The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is the One whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834appointedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927your fathers upאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258present yourselvesהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320,so that I may confrontוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אֵ֚ת'etH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605the righteous actsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

8Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentבָּ֥אba'H935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,who broughtוַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and settled themוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9But they forgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and He soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376themאֹתָ֡ם'o.TamH853into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of Hazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674,and into the handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וּבְיַד֙pe.lish.Tim u.ve.YadH6430 H3027and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,who foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against them.

10Then they cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.merH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,forכִּ֤יkiH3588we have forsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and servedוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דva.na.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Ashtorethsהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliver usהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337from the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of our enemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,that we may serve Youוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647.’

11So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Barakבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and He deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853from the handsמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,and you dweltוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427securelyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983.

12But when you sawוַתִּרְא֗וּva.tir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Nahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּוֹן֮be.nei- 'a.mOnH1121 H5983was movingבָּ֣אba'H935against youעֲלֵיכֶם֒'a.lei.KhemH5921,you saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to me, ‘Noלֹ֕א כִּי־lo' ki-H3808 H3588,we must have a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to ruleיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427over usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921’—even though the LORDוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430wasyour kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258here isהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,the oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you requestedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592.Beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has placedנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.

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