KJV King James Version
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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1 Samuel 8:19
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
WEB World English Bible
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No; but we will have a king over us,
ASV American Standard Version
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, ‘Nay, but a king is over us,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 8
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּH3985 · ma.ento refuseהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleלִשְׁמֹ֖עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearבְּק֣וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceשְׁמוּאֵ֑לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559 · a.marto sayלֹּ֔אH3808 · lonotכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifמֶ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיִֽהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beעָלֵֽינוּ׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Jeremiah 44:16[As for] the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.Psalm 81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of 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;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.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.
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