Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 8:3 Interlinear

“ walked And his sons not in his ways and perverted after lucre and took bribes and perverted judgment”

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1 Samuel 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְלֹֽא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2	הָלְכ֤וּ	H1980	walked	to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
3	בָנָיו֙	H1121	And his sons	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
4	בִּדְרָכָ֔ו	H1870	not in his ways	a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
5	וַיַּטּ֖וּ	H5186	and perverted	to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
6	אַֽחֲרֵ֣י	H310	after	properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
7	הַבָּ֑צַע	H1215	lucre	plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
8	וַיִּ֨קְחוּ	H3947	and took	to take (in the widest variety of applications)
9	שֹׁ֔חַד	H7810	bribes	a donation (venal or redemptive)
10	וַיַּטּ֖וּ	H5186	and perverted	to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
11	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	H4941	judgment	properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind

1 Samuel 8:3 (current) walked And his sons not in his ways and perverted after lucre and took bribes and perverted judgment