1 Samuel 8

1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons judges to 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 and the name of his firstborn son was, Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah, —they were judges in Beer-sheba.

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

3 Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion, —and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

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

4 So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, —and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;

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

5 and said unto him—Lo! thou, art old, and, thy sons, walk not in thy ways: Now, appoint for us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

and to say to(wards) him behold you(m. s.) be old and son: child your not to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct your now to set: appoint [emph?] to/for us king to/for to judge us like/as all [the] nation

6 But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give unto us a king to judge us. So Samuel prayed unto 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 And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they shall say unto thee, —for, not thee, have they rejected, but, me, have they rejected, from being 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 doings which they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, even until this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so, are they doing even unto thee.

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, hearken to their voice, —save that thou, enter protest, against them, and tell them the manner 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 So then Samuel spake all the words of Yahweh unto the people, who were asking of him, a king.

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

11 And he said, This, will be the manner of the king who will reign over you, —Your sons, will he take and appoint for himself, as his charioteers and as his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

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12 and he will appoint for himself, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties, —and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots;

and to/for to set: appoint to/for him ruler thousand and ruler fifty and to/for to plow/plot plowing his and to/for to reap harvest his and to/for to make article/utensil battle his and article/utensil chariot his

13 And, your daughters, will he take, —as perfumers and as cooks, and as bakers;

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14 And, your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best of them, will he take, and give to his servants;

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15 And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers and to his servants;

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16 And, your men-servants, and your maidservants, and your oxen, even the goodliest, and your asses, will he take, —and put them to his work;

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17 Your flocks, will he tithe, —and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.

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

18 Then will ye make outcry, in that day, because of your king whom ye 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 hearken unto the voice of Samuel, —and they said—Nay! but, a king, shall be 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 so shall, even we, become like all the nations, —and our king shall judge us, and go forth before us, and fight our battles.

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21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, —and spake 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 And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel: Go ye, every man to his 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