New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:4-7

4Then allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908together and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050atRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414;

5and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,you have grownH2204oldזָקַ֔נְתָּza.Kan.taH2204,and your sonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121do not walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258appointשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760a kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428for us to judgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

6But the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697wasdispleasingוַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050whenH3512they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414us a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to judgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us.” AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in regard to allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605that they sayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559to you, forthey have not rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988you, but they have rejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988Me from beingH4427kingH4427overעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

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