1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:11

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.

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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

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1 Samuel 14:52 · 1 Samuel 10:25 · 2 Samuel 15:1 · Deuteronomy 17:14–20 · 1 Kings 10:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.