<< 1 Samuel 8 >> 1 Samuel 8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated

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1 vay·hi ka·'a·sher za·ken she·mu·'el; vai·ya·sem et-ba·nav sho·fe·tim le·yis·ra·'el. 2 vay·hi shem-be·nov hab·be·cho·vr yo·v·'el, ve·shem mish·ne·hu a·vi·yah; sho·fe·tim biv·'er sha·va. 3 ve·lo-ha·le·chu va·nav be·dar·chov ch bid·ra·chav, k vai·yit·tu a·cha·rei hab·ba·tza; vai·yik·chu-sho·chad, vai·yat·tu mish·pat. f

4 vai·yit·kab·be·tzu, kol zik·nei yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·vo·'u el-she·mu·'el ha·ra·ma·tah. 5 vai·yo·me·ru e·lav hin·neh at·tah za·kan·ta, u·va·nei·cha lo ha·le·chu bid·ra·chei·cha; at·tah si·mah-la·nu me·lech le·sha·fe·te·nu ke·chol-hag·go·v·yim. 6 vai·ye·ra had·da·var be·'ei·nei she·mu·'el, ka·'a·sher a·me·ru, te·nah-la·nu me·lech le·sha·fe·te·nu; vai·yit·pal·lel she·mu·'el el-ha·shem. f 7 vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-she·mu·'el, she·ma be·ko·vl ha·'am, le·chol a·sher-yo·me·ru e·lei·cha; ki lo o·te·cha ma·'a·su, ki-o·ti ma·'a·su mim·me·loch a·lei·hem. 8 ke·chol-ham·ma·'a·sim a·sher-a·su mi·yo·vm ha·'a·lo·ti o·tam mim·mitz·ra·yim ve·'ad-hai·yo·vm haz·zeh, vai·ya·'az·vu·ni, vai·ya·'av·du e·lo·him a·che·rim; ken hem·mah o·sim gam-lach. 9 ve·'at·tah she·ma be·ko·v·lam; ach ki-ha·'ed ta·'id ba·hem, ve·hig·gad·ta la·hem, mish·pat ham·me·lech, a·sher yim·loch a·lei·hem. s

10 vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el, et kol-div·rei ha·shem; el-ha·'am ha·sho·'a·lim me·'it·tov me·lech. s 11 vai·yo·mer zeh yih·yeh mish·pat ham·me·lech, a·sher yim·loch a·lei·chem; et-be·nei·chem yik·kach ve·sam lov be·mer·kav·tov u·ve·fa·ra·shav, ve·ra·tzu lif·nei mer·kav·tov. 12 ve·la·sum lov, sa·rei a·la·fim ve·sa·rei cha·mi·shim; ve·la·cha·rosh cha·ri·shov ve·lik·tzor ke·tzi·rov, ve·la·'a·so·vt ke·lei-mil·cham·tov u·che·lei rich·bov. 13 ve·'et-be·no·v·tei·chem yik·kach; le·rak·ka·cho·vt u·le·tab·ba·cho·vt u·le·'o·fo·vt. 14 ve·'e·ts-do·v·tei·chem ve·'et-kar·mei·chem ve·zei·tei·chem hat·to·v·vim yik·kach; ve·na·tan la·'a·va·dav. 15 ve·zar·'ei·chem ve·char·mei·chem ya'·sor; ve·na·tan le·sa·ri·sav ve·la·'a·va·dav. 16 ve·'et-av·dei·chem ve·'et-shif·cho·v·tei·chem ve·'et-ba·chu·rei·chem hat·to·v·vim ve·'et-cha·mo·v·rei·chem yik·kach; ve·'a·sah lim·lach·tov. 17 tzo·ne·chem ya'·sor; ve·'at·tem tih·yu-lov la·'a·va·dim. 18 u·ze·'ak·tem bai·yo·vm ha·hu, mil·lif·nei mal·ke·chem, a·sher be·char·tem la·chem; ve·lo-ya·'a·neh ha·shem et·chem bai·yo·vm ha·hu.

19 vay·ma·'a·nu ha·'am, lish·mo·a' be·ko·vl she·mu·'el; vai·yo·me·ru lo, ki im-me·lech yih·yeh a·lei·nu. 20 ve·ha·yi·nu gam-a·nach·nu ke·chol-hag·go·v·yim; u·she·fa·ta·nu mal·ke·nu ve·ya·tza le·fa·nei·nu, ve·nil·cham et-mil·cha·mo·te·nu. 21 vai·yish·ma she·mu·'el, et kol-div·rei ha·'am; vay·dab·be·rem be·'a·ze·nei ha·shem. f 22 vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-she·mu·'el she·ma be·ko·v·lam, ve·him·lach·ta la·hem me·lech; vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-an·shei yis·ra·'el, le·chu ish le·'i·rov. f

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