1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:19–20

¹⁹Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. ²⁰Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

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1 Samuel 8:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nevertheless	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
refused	וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ	way·mā·’ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3985 refuse
to listen	לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
No	לֹּ֔א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We must have	יִֽהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

1 Samuel 8:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then we will	אֲנַ֖חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
be	וְהָיִ֥ינוּ	wə·hā·yî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like all	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the other nations	הַגּוֹיִ֑ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
with a king	מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙	mal·kê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H4428 king
to judge us	וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ	ū·šə·p̄ā·ṭā·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H8199 judge, govern
to go out	וְיָצָ֣א	wə·yā·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
before us	לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ	lə·p̄ā·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H6440 face, before
and to fight	וְנִלְחַ֖ם	wə·nil·ḥam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
our battles	מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃	mil·ḥă·mō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H4421 battle, war

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1 Samuel 8:19 Jeremiah 44:16

1 Samuel 8:20 1 Samuel 8:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.