1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:20
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.