New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:21-22

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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