שמואל א ח׳1 Samuel 8

Verse 1א׳1 Samuel 8:1 · שמואל א ח:אStandard2,921

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר זָקֵן שְׁמוּאֵל וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־בָּנָיו שֹׁפְטִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Verse 2ב׳1 Samuel 8:2 · שמואל א ח:בStandard2,490

וַיְהִי שֶׁם־בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר יוֹאֵל וְשֵׁם מִשְׁנֵהוּ אֲבִיָּה שֹׁפְטִים בִּבְאֵר שָֽׁבַע

Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.

Verse 3ג׳1 Samuel 8:3 · שמואל א ח:גStandard1,717

וְלֹֽא־הָלְכוּ בָנָיו בדרכו וַיִּטּוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבָּצַע וַיִּקְחוּ־שֹׁחַד וַיַּטּוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

Verse 4ד׳1 Samuel 8:4 · שמואל א ח:דStandard2,455

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצוּ כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל הָרָמָֽתָה

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

Verse 5ה׳1 Samuel 8:5 · שמואל א ח:הStandard3,384

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אַתָּה זָקַנְתָּ וּבָנֶיךָ לֹא הָלְכוּ בִּדְרָכֶיךָ עַתָּה שִֽׂימָה־לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִֽם

And they said unto him: ‘Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways; now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.’

Verse 6ו׳1 Samuel 8:6 · שמואל א ח:וStandard3,880

וַיֵּרַע הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי שְׁמוּאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ תְּנָה־לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יְהוָֽה

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said: ‘Give us a king to judge us.’ And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

Verse 7ז׳1 Samuel 8:7 · שמואל א ח:זStandard3,675

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹל הָעָם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ כִּי לֹא אֹֽתְךָ מָאָסוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִי מָאֲסוּ מִמְּלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

And the LORD said unto Samuel: ‘Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not be king over them.

Verse 8ח׳1 Samuel 8:8 · שמואל א ח:חStandard4,273

כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ מִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִי אֹתָם מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וַיַּעַזְבֻנִי וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים כֵּן הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים גַּם־לָֽךְ

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

Verse 9ט׳1 Samuel 8:9 · שמואל א ח:טStandard3,503

וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם אַךְ כִּֽי־הָעֵד תָּעִיד בָּהֶם וְהִגַּדְתָּ לָהֶם מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

Now therefore hearken unto their voice; howbeit thou shalt earnestly forewarn them, and shalt declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.’

Verse 10י׳1 Samuel 8:10 · שמואל א ח:יStandard2,396

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֶל־הָעָם הַשֹּׁאֲלִים מֵאִתּוֹ מֶֽלֶךְ

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

Verse 11י״א1 Samuel 8:11 · שמואל א ח:יאStandard5,031

וַיֹּאמֶר זֶה יִֽהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם יִקָּח וְשָׂם לוֹ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו וְרָצוּ לִפְנֵי מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ

And he said: ‘This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.

Verse 12י״ב1 Samuel 8:12 · שמואל א ח:יבStandard5,593

וְלָשׂוּם לוֹ שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים וְשָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְלַחֲרֹשׁ חֲרִישׁוֹ וְלִקְצֹר קְצִירוֹ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת כְּלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתּוֹ וּכְלֵי רִכְבּֽוֹ

And he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.

Verse 13י״ג1 Samuel 8:13 · שמואל א ח:יגStandard2,781

וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם יִקָּח לְרַקָּחוֹת וּלְטַבָּחוֹת וּלְאֹפֽוֹת

And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

Verse 14י״ד1 Samuel 8:14 · שמואל א ח:ידStandard3,235

וְאֶת־שְׂדֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶם וְזֵיתֵיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים יִקָּח וְנָתַן לַעֲבָדָֽיו

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

Verse 15ט״ו1 Samuel 8:15 · שמואל א ח:טוStandard2,279

וְזַרְעֵיכֶם וְכַרְמֵיכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְנָתַן לְסָרִיסָיו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

Verse 16ט״ז1 Samuel 8:16 · שמואל א ח:טזStandard4,346

וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְחוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶם יִקָּח וְעָשָׂה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ

And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

Verse 17י״ז1 Samuel 8:17 · שמואל א ח:יזStandard1,841

צֹאנְכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְאַתֶּם תִּֽהְיוּ־לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים

He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.

Verse 18י״ח1 Samuel 8:18 · שמואל א ח:יחStandard3,033

וּזְעַקְתֶּם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִלִּפְנֵי מַלְכְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם לָכֶם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶה יְהוָה אֶתְכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.’

Verse 19י״ט1 Samuel 8:19 · שמואל א ח:יטStandard1,834

וַיְמָאֲנוּ הָעָם לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹּא כִּי אִם־מֶלֶךְ יִֽהְיֶה עָלֵֽינוּ

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: ‘Nay; but there shall be a king over us;

Verse 20כ׳1 Samuel 8:20 · שמואל א ח:כStandard2,418

וְהָיִינוּ גַם־אֲנַחְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם וּשְׁפָטָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְיָצָא לְפָנֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ

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.’

Verse 21כ״א1 Samuel 8:21 · שמואל א ח:כאStandard1,943

וַיִּשְׁמַע שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי הָעָם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵם בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוָֽה

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of the LORD.

Verse 22כ״ב1 Samuel 8:22 · שמואל א ח:כבStandard4,195

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמַע בְּקוֹלָם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ לָהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכוּ אִישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ

And the LORD said to Samuel: ‘Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king.’ And Samuel said unto the men of Israel: ‘Go ye every man unto his city.’