1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:11–12

¹¹He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.

¹²He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

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1 Samuel 8:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֶ֗ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
will be	יִֽהְיֶה֙	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the manner	מִשְׁפַּ֣ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will reign	יִמְלֹ֖ךְ	yim·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over you	עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
He will take	יִקָּ֗ח	yiq·qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
your sons	בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם	bə·nê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
and appoint	וְשָׂ֥ם	wə·śām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
to serve	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
his own chariots	בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ	bə·mer·kaḇ·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4818 chariot
and horses	וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו	ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
and to run	וְרָצ֖וּ	wə·rā·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7323 run
in front of	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
his chariots	מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃	mer·kaḇ·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4818 chariot

1 Samuel 8:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will appoint	וְלָשׂ֣וּם	wə·lā·śūm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
some for himself	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
as commanders	שָׂרֵ֥י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of thousands	אֲלָפִ֖ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
and of	וְשָׂרֵ֣י	wə·śā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
fifties	חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
and others to plow	וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ	wə·la·ḥă·rōš	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
his ground	חֲרִישׁוֹ֙	ḥă·rî·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2758 ploughing, ploughing-time
to reap	וְלִקְצֹ֣ר	wə·liq·ṣōr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7114 be short
his harvest	קְצִיר֔וֹ	qə·ṣî·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
and to make	וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
his weapons	כְּלֵֽי־	kə·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of war	מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹ	mil·ḥam·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4421 battle, war
and equipment	וּכְלֵ֥י	ū·ḵə·lê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
for his chariots	רִכְבּֽוֹ׃	riḵ·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.