Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 8:5 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 8:5, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And said unto him Behold thou art old and thy sons walk not in thy ways now make us a king to judge us like all the nations”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ | H559 | And said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אֵלָ֗יו | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | הִנֵּה֙ | H2009 | lo! | |
| 4 | אַתָּ֣ה | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 5 | זָקַ֔נְתָּ | H2204 | unto him Behold thou art old | to be old |
| 6 | וּבָנֶ֕יךָ | H1121 | and thy 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 |
| 7 | לֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | הָֽלְכ֖וּ | H1980 | walk | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 9 | בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ | H1870 | not in thy ways | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 10 | עַתָּ֗ה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 11 | שִֽׂימָה | H7760 | now make | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 12 | לָּ֥נוּ | H0 | ||
| 13 | מֶ֛לֶךְ | H4428 | us a king | a king |
| 14 | לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּ | H8199 | to judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
| 15 | כְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 16 | הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | H1471 | us like all the nations | a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 8:4gathered themselves together Then all the elders of Israel and came ...
1 Samuel 8:5 (current)And said unto him Behold thou art old and thy sons walk not in thy ways now make us a king to judge us like all the nations
1 Samuel 8:6displeased But the thing Samuel when they said...