New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 8:1-7

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,whenH3512Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasH2204oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204, thathe appointedוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121as judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199over Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2The nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of his firstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060was Joelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his secondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29; they werejudgingשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199inBeershebaH884.

3His sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121,however, did not walkהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870but turnedוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186asideוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310dishonestH1215gainהַבָּ֑צַעha.Ba.tza'H1215, and theytookוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810and pervertedH5186justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

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-H7760us a kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to judgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

6But the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.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.

7And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971regarding allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605that they sayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559to you, becauseH3588they have not rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988you, but they have rejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988Me from beingH4427KingH4427overעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

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