Verse 6
1 Samuel 8:6
Young's Literal Translation
6
And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, 'Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֤רַע הַ/דָּבָר֙ בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָ/ה לָּ֥/נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְ/שָׁפְטֵ֑/נוּ וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to judge us," and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
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2
And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
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and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe,...
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4
And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
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and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint...
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6
And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, 'Give to us a king to judge us;' a...
7
And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee,...
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8
According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, eve...
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9
And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared...
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10
And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
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11
and saith, 'This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath...
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12
also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and...
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13
'And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
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and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards -- the best -- he doth take, and hath give...
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15
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
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And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he do...
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your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
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18
And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehova...
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19
And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,
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and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us...
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And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
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and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a ki...
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