Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:3-5

3And his sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980not in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870,but turned asideוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310lucreהַבָּ֑צַעha.Ba.tza'H1215,and tookוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810,and pervertedוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4Then all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselves togetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050unto Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,

5And saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold, thou art oldזָקַ֔נְתָּza.Kan.taH2204,and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980not in thy waysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:now makeשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760us a kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to judgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us like all the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

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