1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:5–7

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.

7And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

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1 Samuel 8:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lookהִנֵּה֙hin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are oldזָקַ֔נְתָּzā·qan·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH2204 be or become old
and your sonsוּבָנֶ֕יךָū·ḇā·ne·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
walkהָלְכ֖וּhā·lə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
in your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָbiḏ·rā·ḵe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
Nowעַתָּ֗ה‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
appointשִֽׂימָה־śî·māh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7760 put, place, set
a kingמֶ֛לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
to judge usלְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּlə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nūPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common pluralH8199 judge, govern
like allכְּכָל־kə·ḵāl-Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the other nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃hag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

1 Samuel 8:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
they saidאָמְר֔וּ’ā·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
Giveתְּנָה־tə·nāh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
usלָּ֥נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
a kingמֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
to judge usלְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּlə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nūPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common pluralH8199 judge, govern
their demandהַדָּבָר֙had·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
was displeasingוַיֵּ֤רַעway·yê·ra‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7489 be evil, bad
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêPreposition-b; Noun - cdcH5869 eye
of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
so heשְׁמוּאֵ֖לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לway·yiṯ·pal·lêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃פYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

1 Samuel 8:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
Listenשְׁמַע֙šə·ma‘Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8085 hear
to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
in allלְכֹ֥לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
they sayיֹאמְר֖וּyō·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
it is notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
youאֹֽתְךָ֙’ō·ṯə·ḵāDirect object marker; second person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
they have rejectedמָאָ֔סוּmā·’ā·sūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3988 reject
butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they have rejectedמָאֲס֖וּmā·’ă·sūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3988 reject
Meאֹתִ֥י’ō·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
as their kingמִמְּלֹ֥ךְmim·mə·lōḵPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

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

1 Samuel 8:7 Luke 10:16 · 1 Samuel 10:19 · Exodus 16:8 · Hosea 13:10–11 · Luke 19:27 · Luke 19:14 · Matthew 10:40 · 1 Samuel 12:17–19 · Psalm 81:11–12 · Matthew 10:24–25 · John 15:20–21 · Isaiah 66:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.