1
And it came to pass, when
Samuel was
old, that he
made his
sons judges over
Israel.
wy'n'B -t,a ~,f'Y;w lea.Wm.v !eq'z r,v]a;K yih.y;w ? lea'r.fIy.l ~yij.p{v
2
Now the
name of his
firstborn was Joel; and the
name of his
second, Abiah: they were
judges in
Beersheba.
.When.vim ~ev.w leaw{y rw{k.B;h w{n.B -m,v yih.y;w ? [;b'v rea.biB ~yij.p{v h'Yib]a
3
And his
sons walked not in his
ways, but turned
aside after lucre, and
took bribes, and
perverted judgment.
yer]x;a .WJiY;w w{k.r;d.B wy'n'b .Wk.l'h -a{l.w ? j'P.vim .WJ;Y;w d;x{v -.Wx.qiY;w [;c'B;h
4
Then all the
elders of
Israel gathered themselves
together, and
came to
Samuel unto
Ramah,
lea.Wm.v -l,a .Wa{b'Y;w lea'r.fIy yen.qiz l{K .Wc.B;q.tiY;w ? h't'm'r'h
5
And
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.
'$y,n'b.W 'T.n;q'z h'T;a heNih wy'lea .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .$,l,m .Wn'L -h'myif h'T;[ '$y,k'r.diB .Wk.l'h a{l ? ~Iyw{G;h -l'k.K .Wnej.p'v.l
6
But the
thing displeased* Samuel, when they
said,
Give us a
king to
judge us. And
Samuel prayed unto the
LORD.
.Wr.m'a r,v]a;K lea.Wm.v yenye[.B r'b'D;h [;reY;w ? lea.Wm.v leL;P.tiY;w .Wnej.p'v.l .$,l,m .Wn'L -h'n.T ? h'wh.y -l,a