King James Version (KJV)
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. {displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of}
Modern English
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
Hebrew
וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָה־לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃
vayeraʿ hadabar bʿeyney shmvʾel kaʾasher ʾamrv tnah-lanv melek lshapṭenv vayitpalel shmvʾel ʾel-yhvah