19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 12:19:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvayomeruand they said 1 Samuel 12:19:2 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֜םkholhaamall the people 1 Samuel 12:19:3 ⧉אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗לelshemuelto Samuel 1 Samuel 12:19:4 ⧉הִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhitpalelpray 1 Samuel 12:19:5 ⧉בְּעַד־עֲבָדֶ֛יךָbeadavadekhafor your servants 1 Samuel 12:19:6 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָ֥הelyahwehto the LORD 1 Samuel 12:19:7 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָelohekhayour God 1 Samuel 12:19:8 ⧉וְאַל־נָמ֑וּתvealnamutso that we may not die 1 Samuel 12:19:9 ⧉כִּֽי־יָסַ֤פְנוּkiyasafnufor we have added 1 Samuel 12:19:10 ⧉עַל־כָּל־חַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙alkholkhatotenuto all our sins 1 Samuel 12:19:11 ⧉רָעָ֔הraahevil 1 Samuel 12:19:12 ⧉לִשְׁאֹ֥לlisholto ask 1 Samuel 12:19:13 ⧉לָ֖נוּlanufor ourselves 1 Samuel 12:19:14 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ׃סmelekha king |
19. Formal Translation And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray on behalf of your servants to the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Intercessory Judge}, so that we do not die; for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king for ourselves.” |
19. Dynamic Translation Then everyone pleaded with Samuel, “Please pray to the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Helper in crisis} for us, your servants, so that we will not die. We have piled this evil on top of all our sins by demanding a king for ourselves.” |