1 Samuel 8:6

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

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.

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