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I Samuel 12:Verse 19

KJV
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And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Exodus 9:28Exodus 9:281 John 5:161 John 5:16Exodus 10:17
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What Does I Samuel 12:19 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"Utterly overwhelmed by the visible wrath of the thunderstorm, the entire nation of Israel panics and begs Samuel to urgently intercede on their behalf..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

American Standard Version
ASV

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

American King James Version
AKJV

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we die not: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Jehovah your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."

Darby Translation
Darby

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thyGod for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

Webster Bible
Webster

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And all the people said vnto Samuel, Pray for thy seruaunts vnto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we haue sinned in asking vs a King, beside all our other sinnes.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And all the people said unto Samuel—Pray for thy servants, unto Yahweh thy God, and let it not be that we die,—For we have added, to all our sins, a wrong, in asking for ourselves a king.

Literal Translation
LITV

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah your God for your servants, and not we will die, for we have added this evil to all our sins to ask a king for ourselves.

Modern King James
MKJV

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, so that we will not die. For we have added evil to all our sins, to ask a king for us.

Updated King James
UKJV

And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for your servants unto the LORD your God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God so that we will not die, because we have added to all our sins by requesting a king for ourselves.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And all the people said unto Samuel: 'Pray for thy servants unto HaShem thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly. And all the people said to Samuel: “Pray, on behalf of your servants, to the Lord your God, so that we may not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil, that we would petition for a king.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And al the puple dredde greetli the Lord and Samuel; and al the puple seide to Samuel, Preye thou for thi seruauntis to thi Lord God, that we die not; for we addiden yuel to alle oure synnes, that we axiden a kyng to vs.

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Exodus 9:28Exodus 9:281 John 5:161 John 5:16Exodus 10:171 Samuel 12:23Exodus 10:171 Samuel 12:23James 5:15Acts 8:24
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