Verse 20
1 Samuel 8:20
Noah Webster Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיִ֥ינוּ גַם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּ/כָל הַ/גּוֹיִ֑ם וּ/שְׁפָטָ֤/נוּ מַלְכֵּ֨/נוּ֙ וְ/יָצָ֣א לְ/פָנֵ֔י/נוּ וְ/נִלְחַ֖ם אֶת מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽ/נוּ
English Translation
And we also will be like all the nations, and our king will judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.
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Chapter 8 Context
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And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer...
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted ju...
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Then all the elders of Israel assembled, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
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And said to him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judg...
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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to th...
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And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee: for th...
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According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them out of Egypt even...
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Now therefore hearken to their voice: yet protest solemnly to them, and show them the manner of the...
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10
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.
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11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons,...
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12
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to til...
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13
And he will take your daughters to be confectioneries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
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And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards, even the best of them , and...
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And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his...
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And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your most choice young men, and your...
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He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.
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18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen for yourselves; and...
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19
Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a...
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20
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and...
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
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And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the me...
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