1 Samuel 8 - MAM, English, with Hebrew phrasing

	שמואל א 8		1 Samuel 8
	¹וַיְהִ֕י [2] ZaqefG כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן [2] Tip'cha שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל [1] Etnachta וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־בָּנָ֛יו [3] Tevir שֹׁפְטִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ [1] Silluq		¹Now [2] when he was old, [2] Samuel, [1] he appointed his sons [3] judges [2] over Israel. [1]
	²וַיְהִ֞י [4] Gershayim שֶׁם־בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ [3] Pashta יוֹאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ [2] Tip'cha אֲבִיָּ֑ה [1] Etnachta שֹׁפְטִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ [1] Silluq		²Now [4] the name of his firstborn son [3] was Joel, [2] and the name of his second [2] was Abijah. [1] They were judges [2] in Beersheba. [1]
	³וְלֹֽא־הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ [3] Pashta בִּדְרָכָ֔ו [2] Zaqef וַיִּטּ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע [1] Etnachta וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־שֹׁ֔חַד [2] Zaqef וַיַּטּ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ [1] Silluq פ		³And his sons didn’t walk [3] in his ways, [2] but they turned aside [2] after dishonest gain; [1] and they took bribes, [2] and they perverted [2] justice. [1] ¶
	⁴וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ [2] Zaqef כֹּ֖ל [2] Tip'cha זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל [1] Etnachta וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל [2] Tip'cha הָרָמָֽתָה׃ [1] Silluq		⁴Then they gathered themselves together, [2] all [2] the elders of Israel; [1] and they came to Samuel [2] to Ramah. [1]
	⁵וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו [3] Revi'i הִנֵּה֙ [3] Pashta אַתָּ֣ה זָקַ֔נְתָּ [2] Zaqef וּבָנֶ֕יךָ [2] ZaqefG לֹ֥א הָלְכ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ [1] Etnachta עַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i שִֽׂימָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֛לֶךְ [3] Tevir לְשׇׁפְטֵ֖נוּ [2] Tip'cha כְּכׇל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ [1] Silluq		⁵And they said to him, [3] “Look, [3] you are old, [2] and your sons, [2] they haven't walked [2] in your ways. [1] Now [3] appoint for us a king [3] to judge us [2] like all the nations.” [1]
	⁶וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ [3] Pashta בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמְר֔וּ [2] Zaqef תְּנָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ [2] Tip'cha לְשׇׁפְטֵ֑נוּ [1] Etnachta וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל [2] Tip'cha אֶל־יְהֹוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq פ		⁶But the matter was displeasing [3] in the eyes of Samuel, [2] when they said, [2] “Give us a king [2] to judge us.” [1] And Samuel prayed [2] to the LORD. [1] ¶
	⁷וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef שְׁמַע֙ [3] Pashta בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם [2] Zaqef לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אֵלֶ֑יךָ [1] Etnachta כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ [3] Pashta מָאָ֔סוּ [2] Zaqef כִּי־אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ [2] Tip'cha מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq		⁷And the LORD said [3] to Samuel, [2] “Listen [3] to the voice of the people [2] in all that they say [2] to you; [1] for it's not you [3] they have rejected, [2] but me they have rejected [2] from reigning over them. [1]
	⁸כְּכׇֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֗וּ [3] Revi'i מִיּוֹם֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אוֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ [3 3] Pashta וְעַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה [2] Zaqef וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי [2] Zaqef וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים [1] Etnachta כֵּ֛ן [3] Tevir הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים [2] Tip'cha גַּם־לָֽךְ׃ [1] Silluq		⁸According to all the deeds which they have done, [3] since the day that I brought them up from Egypt [3 3] even to this day, [2] they have forsaken me [2] and they have served [2] other gods; [1] So [3] they are doing [2] also to you. [1]
	⁹וְעַתָּ֖ה [2] Tip'cha שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֑ם [1] Etnachta אַ֗ךְ [3] Revi'i כִּֽי־הָעֵ֤ד תָּעִיד֙ [3] Pashta בָּהֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ [2] Tip'cha עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq ס		⁹Now therefore, [2] listen to their voice; [1] however, [3] you shall protest solemnly [3] to them, [2] and you shall tell them [2] the way of the king [2] who will reign [2] over them.” [1] §
	¹⁰וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef אֵ֖ת [2] Tip'cha כׇּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta אֶל־הָעָ֕ם [2] ZaqefG הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים מֵאִתּ֖וֹ [2] Tip'cha מֶֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq ס		¹⁰And Samuel spoke [2] --- [2] all the words of the LORD, [1] to the people [2] who were asking him [2] for a king. [1] §
	¹¹וַיֹּ֕אמֶר [2] ZaqefG זֶ֗ה [3] Revi'i יִֽהְיֶה֙ [3] Pashta מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ [2] Tip'cha עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם יִקָּ֗ח [3] Revi'i וְשָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ [3] Pashta בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו [2] Zaqef וְרָצ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha לִפְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		¹¹And he said, [2] “This [3] will be [3] the way of the king [2] who shall reign [2] over you: [1] Your sons he will take, [3] and he will appoint them for himself [3] in his chariots and among his horsemen, [2] and they will run [2] before his chariots. [1]
	¹²וְלָשׂ֣וּם ל֔וֹ [2] Zaqef שָׂרֵ֥י אֲלָפִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha וְשָׂרֵ֣י חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים [1] Etnachta וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ [3] Pashta וְלִקְצֹ֣ר קְצִיר֔וֹ [2] Zaqef וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כְּלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ [2] Tip'cha וּכְלֵ֥י רִכְבּֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		¹²And to appoint them for himself, [2] captains of thousands [2] and captains of fifties; [1] and to plow his ground [3] and to reap his harvest, [2] and to make the weapons of his warfare [2] and the equipment of his chariots. [1]
	¹³וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha יִקָּ֑ח [1] Etnachta לְרַקָּח֥וֹת וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹת [2] Tip'cha וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃ [1] Silluq		¹³And your daughters [2] he will take; [1] to be perfumers and cooks [2] and bakers. [1]
	¹⁴וְאֶת־שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶ֠ם [4 4] TelishaG וְאֶת־כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧ם וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛ם [3] Tevir הַטּוֹבִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha יִקָּ֑ח [1] Etnachta וְנָתַ֖ן [2] Tip'cha לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁴And your fields [4 4] and your vineyards and your olive groves, [3] the good [2] he will take; [1] and he will give them [2] to his servants. [1]
	¹⁵וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha יַעְשֹׂ֑ר [1] Etnachta וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו [2] Tip'cha וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁵And of your seed and of your vineyards [2] he will take a tenth; [1] and give it to his officers [2] and to his servants. [1]
	¹⁶וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם [4] Geresh וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם הַטּוֹבִ֛ים [3] Tevir וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha יִקָּ֑ח [1] Etnachta וְעָשָׂ֖ה [2] Tip'cha לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁶And your male servants and your female servants [4] and your best young men [3] and your donkeys, [2] he will take; [1] and he will use them [2] for his work. [1]
	¹⁷צֹאנְכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha יַעְשֹׂ֑ר [1] Etnachta וְאַתֶּ֖ם [2] Tip'cha תִּֽהְיוּ־ל֥וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁷Your flocks [2] he will take a tenth; [1] and you, [2] you will be his servants. [1]
	¹⁸וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ [3] Pashta בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא [2] Zaqef מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם [2] Zaqef אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם [2] Tip'cha לָכֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta וְלֹא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהֹוָ֛ה [3] Tevir אֶתְכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁸And you will cry out [3] in that day, [2] because of your king [2] whom you have chosen [2] for yourselves; [1] and the LORD will not answer [3] you [2] in that day.” [1]
	¹⁹וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם [2] Zaqef לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ [2] Tip'cha בְּק֣וֹל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל [1] Etnachta וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א [2] Zaqef כִּ֥י אִם־מֶ֖לֶךְ [2] Tip'cha יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ׃ [1] Silluq		¹⁹But the people refused [2] to listen [2] to the voice of Samuel; [1] and they said, “No, [2] but a king, [2] he will be over us, [1]
	²⁰וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ [2] Tip'cha כְּכׇל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם [1] Etnachta וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙ [3 3] Pashta וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ [2] Zaqef וְנִלְחַ֖ם [2] Tip'cha אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃ [1] Silluq		²⁰that we also may be [2] like all the nations; [1] and our king will judge us [3 3] and he will go forth before us, [2] and he will fight [2] our battles.” [1]
	²¹וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef אֵ֖ת [2] Tip'cha כׇּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם [1] Etnachta וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם [2] Tip'cha בְּאׇזְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq פ		²¹And Samuel heard [2] --- [2] all the words of the people; [1] and he spoke them [2] in the ears of the LORD. [1] ¶
	²²וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֤ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ [3] Pashta שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֔ם [2] Zaqef וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha מֶ֑לֶךְ [1] Etnachta וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ [3] Pashta אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef לְכ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq פ		²²And the LORD said to Samuel, [3] “Listen to their voice, [2] and appoint for them [2] a king.” [1] And Samuel said [3] to the people of Israel, [2] “Go, [2] each man to his own city.” [1] ¶
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