1 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל א

1 Samuel 8:7

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
vayoʾmer yhvah ʾel-shmvʾel shmaʿ bqvol haʿam lkol ʾasher-yoʾmrv ʾeleyka kiy loʾ ʾotka maʾasv kiy-ʾotiy maʾasv mimlok ʿaleyhem
King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Modern English

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.

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