New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 12:19-23

19Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419for your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,so that we may not dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191,for we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254to allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilH7463by askingלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592for ourselves a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

20Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971, “Do not fearתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.You have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088evilH7463,yetאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389do not turnתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493asideH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

21You must not turnתָּס֑וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493asideH5493, for then you would goafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310futileH8414thingsH8414whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834can not profitיוֹעִ֛ילוּyo.'I.luH3276or deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337,becauseH3588they are futileH8414.

22Forthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will not abandonיִטֹּ֤שׁyi.ToshH5203His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971on accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of His greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034,becauseH3588the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has been pleasedהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH3190 H2974to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213you a peopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971for Himself.

23Moreoverגַּ֣םgamH1571, as for me,farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me that I should sinמֵחֲטֹ֣אme.cha.To'H2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068by ceasingמֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.DolH2308to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419for you; butI will instructוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you in the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896and rightוְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ve.hay.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

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