1 Samuel 8:6

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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

In other translations

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

Hebrew words

וַיֵּרַעvaiyera'and it was displeasingH7489הַדָּבָרhadavarthe matterH1697בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust whenH834אָמְרוּ'ameruthey saidH559תְּנָה־tenah-give !H5414לָּנוּlanuto <the> usמֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428לְשָׁפְטֵנוּleshafetenuto judge usH8199וַיִּתְפַּלֵּלvaiyitpaleland he prayedH6419שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָה׃ פyahwehYahwehH3068

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