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1 Samuel 8:1-7

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.

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