New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 12:17-19

17Is it not the wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?I will callאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He will sendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306.Then you will knowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֗וּu.re.'UH7200thatyour wickednessH7463is greatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have doneעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,by askingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592for yourselves a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; andallכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,so that we do not dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191;for we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254to allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403thisevilH7463,by askingלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592for ourselves a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

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