1 Samuel 12:19

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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.They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

In other translations

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.They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559כָל־khol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֶל־'el-toH413שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050הִתְפַּלֵּלhitpalelprayH6419בְּעַד־be'ad-forH1157עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhaGod yourH430וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408נָמוּתnamutwe dieH4191כִּי־ki-forH3588יָסַפְנוּyasafnuwe have addedH3254עַל־'al-toH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605חַטֹּאתֵינוּchatoteinusins ourH2403רָעָהra'ahan evil thingH7451לִשְׁאֹלlish'olby askingH7592לָנוּlanufor <the> ourselvesמֶלֶךְ׃ סmelekha kingH4428

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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