New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:19-22

19Nevertheless, the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Noלֹּ֔אLo'H3808,but there shall be a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us,

20that we alsoגַם־gam-H1571may be like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,that our kingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428may judgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199us and goוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318out beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.”

21Now after Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he repeatedוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696them in the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241.

22The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, “Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963andappointוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427them a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980everyH376manH376to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.”

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