1 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל א

1 Samuel 12:19

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל בְּעַד־עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וְאַל־נָמ֑וּת כִּֽי־יָסַ֤פְנוּ עַל־כָּל־חַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙ רָעָ֔ה לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לָ֖נוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃
vayoʾmrv kal-haʿam ʾel-shmvʾel hitpalel bʿad-ʿabadeyka ʾel-yhvah ʾeloheyka vʾal-namvt kiy-yasapnv ʿal-kal-ḥaṭoʾteynv raʿah lishʾol lanv melek
King James Version (KJV)

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins {this} evil, to ask us a king.

Modern English

All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.”

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