Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:21-22

21And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and he rehearsedוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696them in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050,Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085unto their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963,and makeוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427them a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,GoH3212ye every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

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