Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 8:5-9

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.”

6But whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usa kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to judge usלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199,”their demandהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697was displeasingוַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050;so heשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they sayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588it is notלֹ֤אlo'H3808youאֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.KhaH853they have rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have rejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988Meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853as their kingמִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃mi.me.Lokh 'a.lei.HemH4427 H5921.

8Just asכְּכָֽל־ הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםke.khal- ha.ma.'a.SimH3605 H4639they have doneעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834from the dayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117I brought them upהַעֲלֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.TiH5927אֹתָ֤ם'o.TamH853out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,forsaking Meוַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִיvai.Ya.'az.Vu.niH5800and servingוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430גַּם־gam-H1571,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992are doingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213to you.

9Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258listen toשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963;butאַ֗ךְ כִּֽי־'Akh ki-H389 H3588you must solemnly warnH5749themand showוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046themthe mannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921.”

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