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1 Samuel 12:13-15

13Now therefore behold the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whom ye have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977, andwhom ye have desiredשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592!and, behold, the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath setנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over you.

14If ye will fearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647him, and obeyוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םu.she.ma'.TemH8085his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,and not rebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784against the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,then shall both ye and also the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428that reignethמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427over you continue followingאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:

15But if ye will not obeyתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784against the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,then shall the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be against you, as it wasagainst your fathersוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃u.va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

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