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18 and he said to the sons of Israel, “(A)Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But you (B)have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have [a]said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, (C)take your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”

20 Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot.

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:19 As in several mss and versions; M.T. said to Him