1 Samuel 8:19
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Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
In other translations
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
Hebrew words
וַיְמָאֲנוּvayma'anuand they refusedH3985הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to listenH8085בְּקוֹלbekolto [the] voice ofH6963שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לֹּאlo'No!H3808כִּיkiforH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518מֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428יִהְיֶהyihyehhe will beH1961עָלֵינוּ׃'aleinuover usH5921
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 44:16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
- Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Psalm 81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
- Jeremiah 7:13And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,
- Isaiah 66:4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”
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People and places
People: Samuel