1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:5–6
5“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
6But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
Word by word
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1 Samuel 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are old | זָקַ֔נְתָּ | zā·qan·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2204 be or become old |
| and your sons | וּבָנֶ֕יךָ | ū·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| walk | הָלְכ֖וּ | hā·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in your ways | בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ | biḏ·rā·ḵe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| Now | עַתָּ֗ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| appoint | שִֽׂימָה־ | śî·māh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a king | מֶ֛לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to judge us | לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ | lə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nū | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| like all | כְּכָל־ | kə·ḵāl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the other nations | הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
1 Samuel 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they said | אָמְר֔וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Give | תְּנָה־ | tə·nāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| us | לָּ֥נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| a king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| to judge us | לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ | lə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nū | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H8199 judge, govern |
| their demand | הַדָּבָר֙ | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| was displeasing | וַיֵּ֤רַע | way·yê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| so he | שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| prayed | וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל | way·yiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 8:5 Deuteronomy 17:14–15 · 1 Samuel 8:19–20 · 1 Samuel 8:6–8 · Hosea 13:10–11
1 Samuel 8:6 1 Samuel 15:11 · James 1:5 · 1 Samuel 12:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.