1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:6

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.