1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:5

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.”

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 17:14–15 · 1 Samuel 8:19–20 · 1 Samuel 8:6–8 · Hosea 13:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.