## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 8

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:1
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וַהֲוָה כַּד סִיב שְׁמוּאֵל וּמַנִי יַת בְּנוֹהִי דַיָנִין עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Samuel became old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:2
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וַהֲוָה שׁוּם בְּרֵיהּ בּוּכְרֵיהּ יוֹאֵל וְשׁוּם תִּנְיָנֵיהּ אֲבִיהָ דַיָנִין בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:3
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וְלָא הֲלִיכוּ בְנוֹהִי בְּאוֹרְחָתֵיהּ וְאִתְפְּנִיאוּ בָּתַר מָמוֹן דִשְׁקָר וְקַבִילוּ שׁוֹחֲדָא וְצַלוּ דִינָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after false riches. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:4
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וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ כָּל סָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲתוֹ לְוַת שְׁמוּאֵל לְרָמָתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:5
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וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ הָא אַתְּ סִבְתָּא וּבְנָךְ לָא הֲלִיכוּ בְּאָרְחָתָךְ כְּעַן מַנֵי לָנָא מַלְכָּא לְמִדַיְנָנָא כְּכָל עַמְמַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they said to him, “Behold, you have become old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:6
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וּבְאֵישׁ פִּתְגָמָא בְּעֵינֵי שְׁמוּאֵל כַּד אַמַרוּ מַנֵי לָנָא מַלְכָּא לְמִדַיְנָנָא וְצַלֵי שְׁמוּאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But the thing was evil in Samuel’s sight, when they said, “Appoint for us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed before the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:7
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל קַבֵּיל לְמֵימָר עַמָא לְכֹל דְיֵמְרוּן לָךְ אֲרֵי לָא יָתָךְ רְחִיקוּ אֲרֵי בְּפוּלְחָנִי קָצוּ מִלְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עֲלֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Accept the speech of the people in all that they say to you, for it is not you they have rejected, for they have refused my worship so that I cannot be king over them anymore.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:8
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כְּכָל עוֹבָדַיָא דִי עֲבַדוּ מִיוֹמָא דְאַסְקֵית יַתְהוֹן מִמִצְרַיִם וְעַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין וּשְׁבָקוּ פּוּלְחָנִי וּפְלָחוּ לְטַעֲוַת עַמְמַיָא כֵּן אִינוּן עָבְדִין אַף לָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
According to all the deeds which they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt to this day – they have forsaken my worship and have worshipped the idols of the nations so they are also doing to you, too.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:9
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וּכְעַן קַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהוֹן בְּרַם אֲרֵי אַסְהָדָא תַסְהִיד בְּהוֹן וּתְחַוֵי לְהוֹן נִימוּסָא דְמַלְכָּא דְיִמְלַךְ עֲלֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now then, accept their speech. Only, you shall solemnly warn them, and tell them the right of the king who shall reign over them.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:10
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא דַייָ לְעַמָא דְשַׁאֲלִין מִנֵיהּ מַלְכָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking a king from him.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:11
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וַאֲמַר דֵין יְהֵי נִימוּסָא דְמַלְכָּא דִי מְלַךְ עֲלֵיכוֹן יַת בְּנֵיכוֹן יַדְבֵּר וִימַנֵי לֵיהּ בִּרְתִיכוֹהִי וּבְפָרָשׁוֹהִי וְרָדְפִין קֳדָם רְתִיכוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He said, “This is the right of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and the pursuers before his chariots;


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:12
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וּלְמַנָאָה לֵיהּ רַבָּנֵי אַלְפִין וְרַבָּנֵי חַמְשִׁין וְאִכָּרַיָא לְמִיגַר נִירֵיהּ וּלְמֶחְצַד חַצְדֵיהּ וְאוּמְנַיָא לְמֶעְבַּד מָאנֵי קְרָבֵיהּ וּמָאנֵי רְתִיכוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
and to appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifty; and farmers to plough his ground and to reap his harvest; and craftsmen to make his implements of war and the equipment for his chariots.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:13
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וְיַת בְּנָתֵיכוֹן יְדַבֵּר לְשַׁמָשָׁן וּלְטָבְּחָן וּלְאָפָן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He will take your daughters to be servants and cooks and bakers.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:14
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וְיַת חַקְלֵיכוֹן וְיַת כַּרְמֵיכוֹן וְזֵיתֵיכוֹן טָבַיָא יִסַב וְיִתֵּן לְעַבְדוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:15
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וְזַרְעֵיכוֹן וְכַרְמֵיכוֹן יִסַב חַד מִן עַסְרָא וִיהַב לְרַבְרְבוֹהִי וּלְעַבְדוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He will take one tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his commanders and his servants.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:16
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וְיַת עַבְדֵיכוֹן וְיַת אַמְהַתְכוֹן וְיַת עוּלֵימְכוֹן שַׁפִּירַיָא וְיַת חֲמָרֵיכוֹן יְדַבֵּר לְמֶהֱוֵי עָבְדִין עֲבִידְתָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The most handsome of your menservants, your maidservants, your young men and your asses he will take for his business.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:17
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עַנְכוֹן יִסַב חָד מִן עַסְרָא וְאַתּוּן תְּהוֹן לֵיהּ לְעַבְדִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He will take one tenth of your flocks, and you will be his servants.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:18
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וּתְצַוְחוּן בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא מִן קֳדָם מַלְכְּכוֹן דְאִתְרְעִיתוּן לְכוֹן וְלָא יְקַבֵּיל יְיָ צְלוֹתְכוֹן בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not accept your prayer in that day.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:19
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וְסָרִיבוּ עַמָא לְקַבָּלָא לְמֵימַר שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַרוּ לָא אֱלָהֵן מַלְכָּא יְהֵי עֲלָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But the people rebelled against accepting Samuel’s speech and they said, “No! but there will be a king over us.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:20
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וּנְהֵי אַף אֲנַחְנָא כְּכָל עַמְמַיָא וְיִתְפְּרַע לָנָא מַלְכָּנָא וְיִפּוֹק בְּרֵישָׁנָא וְיַגִיחַ יַת קְרָבָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then also we will be like all the nations. Our king will avenge us and go out at our head and wage our wars.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:21
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וּשְׁמַע שְׁמוּאֵל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמֵי עַמָא וְסַדְרִנוּן קֳדָם יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he reported them before the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 8:22
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל קַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהוֹן וְתַמְלִיךְ לְהוֹן מַלְכָּא וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לֶאֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱזִילוּ גְבַר לְקַרְתֵּיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Accept the speech of the people and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go, every man to his city.”