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1 Samuel 8:1-5

1וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grew oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204,he appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121as judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199over Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2The nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of his firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060sonבְּנ֤וֹbe.NoH1121wasוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his secondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932was Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29.They were judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199in BeershebaH884.

3But his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808walkהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870;they turned asideוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186towardאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310dishonest gainהַבָּ֑צַעha.Ba.tza'H1215,acceptingוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810and pervertingוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4So allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gathered togetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050at Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

5“Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are oldזָקַ֔נְתָּza.Kan.taH2204,and your sonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258appointשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760a kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to judge usלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the other nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

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