1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:19
19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.