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1 Samuel 8:19-22

19Nevertheless, the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹלlish.Mo.a' be.KolH8085 H6963to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. “Noלֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־Lo' ki 'im-H3808 H3588 H518!”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “We must haveיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.

20Then we willאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587beוְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־ve.ha.Yi.nu gam-H1961 H1571like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the other nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,with a kingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428to judge usוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199,to go outוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318before usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440,and to fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898אֶת־'et-H853our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.”

21Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֵ֖ת'etH853listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and repeated themוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22“Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963,”the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050. “Appointוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428for them.”Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050 H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376must go backלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.”

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