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1 Samuel 8

1AnditcametopasswhenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasH1961old,thathemadeH7760hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121judgesH8199overIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Andthenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofhisfirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060wasJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100;andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhissecondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29;theyjudgedH8199inBeer-sheba.

3Andhissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980notinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870,butturnedוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186asideוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186afterlucre,andtookH3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,andpervertedjusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4Thenalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908themselvestogetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908,andcameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,

5andsaidH559tohim,Behold, thou artbecomeold,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980notinthywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258appointשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760usakingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us,likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

6AndthethingH1697displeasedSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834theysaidH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usakingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah.

7AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971inallthattheysayH559unto thee:fortheyhavenotrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thee,buttheyhaverejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988me,thatIshouldnotreignמִמְּלֹ֥ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overthem.

8Accordingtoallthedeedsהַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639thattheyhavedonesincethedayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117thatIbroughtH5927themupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenuntothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,inthattheyhaveforsakenmeandservedH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651dotheyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571unto thee.

9Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258hearken untotheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963;onlyH389, testifysolemnlyuntothem,anddeclareH5046untothemthemannerofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overthem.

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahtothepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592ofhimakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11AndhesaidH559,Thiswillbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961themannerofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overyou:hewilltakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760themforhimself,onhischariotבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818andamonghishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571,andtheyshallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforehischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818;

12and[hewilltakethem]thathemayappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760forhimselfcaptainsoverthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsoverfiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andthattheymayploughhisground,andreapH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105,andmakeH7760hisinstrumentsH3627ofwarH4421andinstrumentsH3627ofhischariotsH7393.

13Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323forperfumers,andcooks,andbakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14Andyourfieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704,andyourvineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754,andyouroliveyards,thebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896,willhetakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414tohisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15Andhewilltakeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237thetenthH6237ofyourseedH2233andofyourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754,andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414tohischamberlainsandtohisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourbondmen,andyourbondwomen,andyourcomeliestyoungבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970,andyourasses,andusethemforhisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17Hewilltakethetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237ofyoursheepH6629.AndyeshallbeH1961hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18Andyeshallcryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199outinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseofyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whomyehavechosenH977;andJehovahwillnotanswerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030youinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

19Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedH3985tohearkentothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050;andtheysaidH559,No,butthereshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overus,

20thatwealsoגַם־gam-H1571maybeוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961likeallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;andourkingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428shalljudgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199us,andgoוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318outbeforeus,andconductourwarsH4421.

21AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardH8085allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andherepeatedthemintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofJehovah.

22AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken untotheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963,andmakeH8085themakingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tothemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Go yeeverymanH376tohiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

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