1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:25
25Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| explained | וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | הָעָ֗ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| the rights | מִשְׁפַּ֣ט | miš·paṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| of kingship | הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה | ham·mə·lu·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
| He wrote them | וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב | way·yiḵ·tōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| on a scroll | בַּסֵּ֔פֶר | bas·sê·p̄er | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| and laid | וַיַּנַּ֖ח | way·yan·naḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5117 rest |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| sent all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| away | וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח | way·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| each | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his own home | לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ | lə·ḇê·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 8:11–18 · Deuteronomy 17:14–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.