New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:5-9

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.

8Like allכְּכָֽל־ke.khal-H3605the deedsהַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have doneעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213sinceH4480the dayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117that I broughtהַעֲלֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.TiH5927them up from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714even to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117--in that they have forsakenוַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִיvai.Ya.'az.Vu.niH5800Me and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430--soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651they are doingעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213to you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

9Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963;howeverאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389,you shall solemnlyהָעֵ֤דha.'EdH5749warnתָּעִיד֙ta.'IdH5749them and tellוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046them of theprocedureמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921them.”

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