1 Samuel 8:20
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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.”
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.
so that we too may be like all the nations [around us], that our king may judge [and govern] us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
That we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.
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.
Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”
so we can be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”
so that we can be like all the nations, with our king to judge us, lead us and fight our battles.”
The people would not listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want to be like other nations. We want a king to rule us and lead us in battle.”
that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us.
Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will lead us. He will go before us and fight our battles.”
We want to be like all the other nations! We want a king to rule us. He will be our leader when we go to fight our enemies.’
so that we also can be like all the nations, and our king can judge us and lead us out to fight our battles.”
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.”
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.”
Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will ·judge for [govern; rule over] us and go ·with [before] us and fight our battles.”
And we also will be like all other nations, and our king shall judge us, and go out before us and fight our battles.
Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out ⌞to war⌟, and fight our battles.”
so that we will be like other nations, with our own king to rule us and to lead us out to war and to fight our battles.”
Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”
Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will judge us. He will go with us and fight our battles.”
We, too, will be like all the nations! Our king will govern us and go out before us to fight our battles.”
that we also may be like all the Gentiles and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.
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.
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.
that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
so that we also may be like all the nations, and our king may rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
“for we want to be like the nations around us. He will govern us and lead us to battle.”
But the people wouldn’t listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We will have a king to rule us! Then we’ll be just like all the other nations. Our king will rule us and lead us and fight our battles.”
So that we also will be like all the nations! And so that our king will govern us, and will go out before us, and will fight our battles.”
Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out to war, and fight our battles.”
We too must be like all the nations, with a king to rule us, lead us in warfare, and fight our battles.”
so that we also may be like all the nations, and our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
Then we will be like every other nation, with a king to lead us and to go out before us to fight in our battles.”
Then we will be the same as all the other nations. Our king will judge for us and go with us and fight our battles.”
We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”
Then we’ll be like all the other nations. We’ll have a king to lead us. He’ll go out at the head of our armies and fight our battles.”
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
Then we shall be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.’
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.”
so we may be like other nations. Our king may rule over us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”
so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.’
so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.’
so that we also may be like other nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
so that we also may be like other nations and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
That we also may be like kol HaGoyim; and that our Melech may judge us, and go out before us, and fight milchamoteinu (our battles).
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
So we may become like all the nations—having our king who will judge us, go out before us and fight our battles.”
so that we will be like all other nations and will have someone to judge us and to lead us into battle.
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.”
and (then) we also shall be as all folks (and then we shall be like all the other nations), and our king shall deem us, and he shall go out before us, and he shall fight our battles for us.
and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
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