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1 Samuel 8

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 22 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת בָּנָ֛יו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    and to be · like/as which · to be old · Samuel · and to put · - · sons his · judging · to/for Israel

  2. 2

    וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע

    and to be · name of · son his · the firstborn · Joel · and name of · second his · Abijah · judging · in/at Beer-sheba · Beer-sheba

  3. 3

    וְלֹֽא הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ בדרכו בִּדְרָכָ֔יו וַיִּטּ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע וַיִּ֨קְחוּ שֹׁ֔חַד וַיַּטּ֖וּ מִשְׁפָּֽט

    and not · to walk · sons his · in/at way his · in/at ways his · and to stretch out · after · the unjust gain · and to take · present · and to stretch out · judgment

  4. 4

    וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הָרָמָֽתָה

    and to gather · all of · old of · Israel · and to enter · to · Samuel · the Ramah toward

  5. 5

    וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו הִנֵּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה זָקַ֔נְתָּ וּבָנֶ֕יךָ לֹ֥א הָלְכ֖וּ בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ עַתָּ֗ה שִֽׂימָה לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֛לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ כְּכָל הַגּוֹיִֽם

    and to say · to him · behold · you · to be old · and sons your · not · to walk · in/at ways your · now · put · to/for us · king · to judge us · like/as all of · the nations

  6. 6

    וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָה לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל יְהוָֽה

    and to do evil · the word · in/at eyes of · Samuel · like/as which · to say · give · to/for us · king · to judge us · and to pray · Samuel · to · LORD

  7. 7

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

    and to say · LORD · to · Samuel · hear · in/at voice of · the people · to/for all · which · to say · to you · that · not · - you · to reject · that · - me · to reject · from to reign · upon them

  8. 8

    כְּכָֽל הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר עָשׂ֗וּ מִיּוֹם֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ וְעַד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים כֵּ֛ן הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים גַּם לָֽךְ

    like/as all of · the works · which · to do · from day of · to go up me · - them · from Egypt · and until · the day · the this · and to leave me · and to serve · God(s) · other · thus · they · doing · also · to/for you

  9. 9

    וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֑ם אַ֗ךְ כִּֽי הָעֵ֤ד תָּעִיד֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

    and now · hear · in/at voice their · surely · that · to testify · to testify · in/at them · and to make known · to/for them · judgment of · the king · which · to reign · upon them

  10. 10

    וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶל הָעָ֕ם הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים מֵאִתּ֖וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ

    and to say · Samuel · - · all of · words of · LORD · to · the people · the asking · from with him · king

  11. 11

    וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם יִקָּ֗ח וְשָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו וְרָצ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ

    and to say · this · to be · judgment of · the king · which · to reign · upon you · - · sons your · to take · and to put · to/for him · in/at chariot his · and in/at horses his · and to run · to/for face(s) of · chariot his

  12. 12

    וְלָשׂ֣וּם ל֔וֹ שָׂרֵ֥י אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֣י חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ וְלִקְצֹ֣ר קְצִיר֔וֹ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כְּלֵֽי מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ וּכְלֵ֥י רִכְבּֽוֹ

    and to put · to/for him · princes of · thousand · and princes of · fifty · and to plough · ploughing his · and to be short · harvest his · and to do · vessels of · battle his · and vessels of · chariot his

  13. 13

    וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח לְרַקָּח֥וֹת וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת

    and - · daughters your · to take · to/for perfumers · and to/for cooks · and to/for baking

  14. 14

    וְאֶת שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם הַטּוֹבִ֖ים יִקָּ֑ח וְנָתַ֖ן לַעֲבָדָֽיו

    and - · fields your · and - · vineyards your · and olives your · the good · to take · and to give · to/for servants his

  15. 15

    וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו

    and seeds your · and vineyards your · to tithe · and to give · to/for eunuchs his · and to/for servants his

  16. 16

    וְאֶת עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ וְֽאֶת שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם וְאֶת בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם הַטּוֹבִ֛ים וְאֶת חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח וְעָשָׂ֖ה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ

    and - · servants your · and - · maids your · and - · young men your · the good · and - · donkeys your · to take · and to do · to/for work his

  17. 17

    צֹאנְכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ ל֥וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים

    flock your · to tithe · and you · to be · to/for him · to/for servants

  18. 18

    וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא

    and to cry out · in/at the day · the he · from to/for face(s) of · king your · which · to choose · to/for you · and not · to answer · LORD · - you · in/at the day · the he

  19. 19

    וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם מֶ֖לֶךְ יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ

    and to refuse · the people · to hear · in/at voice of · Samuel · and to say · not · that · if · king · to be · upon us

  20. 20

    וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּכָל הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֨נוּ֙ וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַ֖ם אֶת מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ

    and to be · also · we · like/as all of · the nations · and to judge us · king our · and to go out · to/for face(s) our · and to fight · - · battles our

  21. 21

    וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

    and to hear · Samuel · - · all of · words of · the people · and to speak them · in/at ears of · LORD

  22. 22

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵל֙ שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֔ם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ

    and to say · LORD · to · Samuel · hear · in/at voice their · and to reign · to/for them · king · and to say · Samuel · to · men of · Israel · walk · man · to/for city his

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