8:4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and approached Samuel at Ramah. 8:5 They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead 3 us, just like all the other nations have.”
1 tn Heb “walk in” (also in v. 5).
2 tn Heb “and they turned aside after unjust gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”
3 tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).