Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 8

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasoldH1121, that hemadeוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199overIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Nowוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of hisfirstbornהַבְּכוֹר֙ha.be.khOrH1060wasJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of hissecondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29: they werejudgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199in Beer-sheba.

3And hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870, butturnedוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186asideוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310lucre, andtookוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810, andpervertedH5186judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4Thenallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908themselvesH6908togetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050untoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414:

5and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thou artoldH1121, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980notלֹ֥אlo'H3808in thywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258makeשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760usH413akingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199usH413likeallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

6But thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050; when theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414usH5414akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199usH5414. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971inallלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605that theysayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee: for they havenotH3808rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thee, but they haverejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988meH413, that I shouldnotH3808bekingמִמְּלֹ֥ךְmi.me.LokhH4427over them.

8According toallH3605theworksהַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639whichH834they havedoneעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213sinceH834thedayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117that IbroughtH5927themupH5927outH3605ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714evenגַּם־gam-H1571unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, in that they have forsakenmeH5927, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651doעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213they also unto thee.

9Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore hearken unto theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963: howbeit thou shalt protestsolemnlyH5749unto them, and shalt shew them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over them.

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068unto thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592of him akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This will be themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834: he willtakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121, andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760them unto him, for hischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818, and to be hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571; and they shallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818:

12and he willappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760them unto him forcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and he willsetH7760some toplowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790his ground, and toreapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105, and tomakeH7760hisinstrumentsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421, and theinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of hischariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to be confectionaries, and to becooksוּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתu.le.ta.ba.ChotH2879, and to bebakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourfieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704, and yourvineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754, and your oliveyards,evenH853thebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of them, andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414them to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15And he willtakeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237thetenthH6237of yourseedוְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םve.zar.'ei.KhemH2233, and of yourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754, andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to hisofficersלְסָרִיסָ֖יוle.sa.ri.SavH5631, and to hisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your menservants, and yourmaidservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198, and your goodliestyoungבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970, and your asses, andputH3947them to hisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He willtakeתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of yourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629: and ye shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18And ye shallcryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199outH2199in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseH834of yourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whichH834ye shall havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977youH834; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030youH834in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

19But thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Nay; butweכִּ֥יkiH3588will have akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overusעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921;

20thatweאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587also may be likeallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; and that ourkingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428mayjudgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199usH6440, andgoוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318beforeH6440usH6440, andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898ourbattlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.

21AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and he rehearsed them in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, Hearken unto theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963, andmakeשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085them akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Go yeeveryH376manH376unto hiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

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