1 Samuel

1 Samuel 12:19

¹⁹They 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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
pleaded	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
Pray	הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל	hiṯ·pal·lêl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H6419 intervene, interpose
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
for	בְּעַד־	bə·‘aḏ-	Preposition	H1157 separation
your servants	עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
so that we will not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
die	נָמ֑וּת	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H4191 die
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have added	יָסַ֤פְנוּ	yā·sap̄·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H3254 add
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
our sins	חַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙	ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
the evil	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
of asking	לִשְׁאֹ֥ל	liš·’ōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7592 ask, inquire
for	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
a king	מֶֽלֶךְ׃ס	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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Exodus 9:28 · 1 John 5:16 · 1 Samuel 12:23 · Exodus 10:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.