1 Samuel
1 Samuel 8:7–8
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. 8Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
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1 Samuel 8:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| Listen | שְׁמַע֙ | šə·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to the voice | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| in all | לְכֹ֥ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they say | יֹאמְר֖וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to you | אֵלֶ֑יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it is not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you | אֹֽתְךָ֙ | ’ō·ṯə·ḵā | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| they have rejected | מָאָ֔סוּ | mā·’ā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3988 reject |
| but | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they have rejected | מָאֲס֖וּ | mā·’ă·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3988 reject |
| Me | אֹתִ֥י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| as their king | מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ | mim·mə·lōḵ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
1 Samuel 8:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just as | כְּכָֽל־ | kə·ḵāl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| they have done | עָשׂ֗וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| from the day | מִיּוֹם֩ | mî·yō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| I brought them up | הַעֲלֹתִ֨י | ha·‘ă·lō·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| until | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| forsaking Me | וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי | way·ya·‘az·ḇu·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| and serving | וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֑ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| so | כֵּ֛ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they | הֵ֥מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are doing | עֹשִׂ֖ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
1 Samuel 8:8 Exodus 32:1 · Psalm 106:34–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.