Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:14
14When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you enter | תָבֹ֣א | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֣ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and have taken possession of it | וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ | wî·riš·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and settled | וְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּה | wə·yā·šaḇ·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in it | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and you say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let us set | אָשִׂ֤ימָה | ’ā·śî·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over us | עָלַי֙ | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| like all | כְּכָל־ | kə·ḵāl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| around us | סְבִיבֹתָֽי׃ | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāy | Adverb; first person common singular | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 8:19–20 · 1 Samuel 8:5–7 · 1 Samuel 12:19 · Joshua 1:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.