1 Samuel 8

1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

and to be like/as as which be old Samuel and to set: make [obj] son: child his to judge to/for Israel

2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

and to be name son: child his [the] firstborn Joel and name second his Abijah to judge in/on/with Beersheba Beersheba

3 His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

and not to go: walk son: child his (in/on/with way: conduct his *QK) and to stretch after [the] unjust-gain and to take: take bribe and to stretch justice

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.

and to gather all old: elder Israel and to come (in): come to(wards) Samuel [the] Ramah [to]

5 They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

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6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to Yahweh.

and be evil [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance Samuel like/as as which to say to give: give [emph?] to/for us king to/for to judge us and to pray Samuel to(wards) LORD

7 Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

and to say LORD to(wards) Samuel to hear: obey in/on/with voice [the] people to/for all which to say to(wards) you for not [obj] you to reject for [obj] me to reject from to reign upon them

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so they also do to you.

like/as all [the] deed which to make: do from day: today to ascend: establish I [obj] them from Egypt and till [the] day: today [the] this and to leave: forsake me and to serve God another so they(masc.) to make: do also to/for you

9 Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.”

and now to hear: obey in/on/with voice their surely for to testify to testify in/on/with them and to tell to/for them justice: custom [the] king which to reign upon them

10 Samuel told all Yahweh’s words to the people who asked him for a king.

and to say Samuel [obj] all word LORD to(wards) [the] people [the] to ask from with him king

11 He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

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12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest; and to make his instruments of war and the instruments of his chariots.

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13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.

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14 He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.

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15 He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.

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16 He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.

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17 He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.

flock your to tithe and you(m. p.) to be to/for him to/for servant/slave

18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.”

and to cry out in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from to/for face: because king your which to choose to/for you and not to answer LORD [obj] you in/on/with day [the] he/she/it

19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

and to refuse [the] people to/for to hear: obey in/on/with voice Samuel and to say not that if: except if: except king to be upon us

20 that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”

and to be also we like/as all [the] nation and to judge us king our and to come out: come to/for face: before our and to fight [obj] battle our

21 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.

and to hear: hear Samuel [obj] all word [the] people and to speak: speak them in/on/with ear: to ears LORD

22 Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”

and to say LORD to(wards) Samuel to hear: obey in/on/with voice their and to reign to/for them king and to say Samuel to(wards) human Israel to go: went man: anyone to/for city his