New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:1-3

1And it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about whenH3512Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050was oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204thathe appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199over Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Now the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of his firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060was Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his secondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29; theywere judgingשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199inBeershebaH884.

3His sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121,however, did not walkהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870,but turnedוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186asideוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310dishonestH1215gainהַבָּ֑צַעha.Ba.tza'H1215andtookוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810and pervertedH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

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