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1 Samuel 8

1And it came to pass, whenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204, that hemadeוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hissonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121judgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199overIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Now thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of hisfirstbornבְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙be.No ha.be.khOrH1121 H1060wasJoelיוֹאֵ֔לyo.'ElH3100; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of hissecondמִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmish.Ne.huH4932,Abiahאֲבִיָּ֑ה'a.vi.YahH29: they werejudgesשֹׁפְטִ֖יםsho.fe.TimH8199inBeershebaH884.

3And hissonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121walkedהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980not in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbe.dar.khovH1870, but turnedasideוַיִּטּ֖וּvai.yi.TuH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310moneyהַבָּ֑צַעha.Ba.tza'H1215, andtookוַיִּ֨קְחוּ־vai.Yik.chu-H3947bribesשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810, andpervertedוַיַּטּ֖וּvai.ya.TuH5186judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פmish.PatH4941.

4Then all theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,

5Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, thou artoldזָקַ֔נְתָּza.Kan.taH2204, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121walkהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980not in thywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870: nowmakeשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760us akingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us like all thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

6But thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH3415 H5869Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, when theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414us akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428tojudgeלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuH8199us. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Hearkenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in all that theysayיֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.RuH559to thee: for they have notrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988thee, but they haverejectedמָאֲס֖וּma.'a.SuH3988me, that I should notreignמִמְּלֹ֥ךְmi.me.LokhH4427over them.

8According to all theworksהַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםha.ma.'a.SimH4639which they havedoneעָשׂ֗וּ'a.SuH6213since thedayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117that I broughtthemהַעֲלֹתִ֨יha.'a.lo.TiH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, in that they haveforsakenוַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִיvai.Ya.'az.Vu.niH5800me, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, sodoעֹשִׂ֖ים'o.SimH6213they also to thee.

9Now thereforehearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963:אַ֗ךְ'AkhH389yetprotestהָעֵ֤דha.'EdH5749solemnlyתָּעִיד֙ta.'IdH5749to them, andshowוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.TaH5046them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over them.

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592of him akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This will be themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over you: He willtakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121, andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760them for himself, for hischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818, and to be hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571; and some shallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818.

12And he willappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760himcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269overthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overfiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and will set them totillוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790hisgroundחֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.ShoH2758, and toreapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105, and tomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213hisinstrumentsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421, andinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of hischariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to beperfumersלְרַקָּח֥וֹתle.ra.ka.ChotH7548, 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 youroliveyardsוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132, even thebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of them, andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414them to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15And he will take thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of 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 maleservantsעַבְדֵיכֶם֩'av.dei.KhemH5650, and your femaleservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198, and your mostchoiceהַטּוֹבִ֛יםha.to.VimH2896youngmenבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970, and yourdonkeysחֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םcha.mo.rei.KhemH2543, andputוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213them to hisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He will take thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of yoursheepצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629: and ye shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18And ye shall cryoutוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of yourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428which ye shall havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977for yourselves; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will nothearיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030you in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

19Nevertheless thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985toobeyלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Nay; but we will have akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over us;

20That we also may be like all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; and that ourkingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428mayjudgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199us, and gooutוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898ourbattlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.

21AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and hereportedוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696them in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050,Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963, andmakeוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427them akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,GoH3212ye everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

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