Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 8:5 Interlinear

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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּH559And saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֵלָ֗יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3הִנֵּה֙H2009lo!
4אַתָּ֣הH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
5זָקַ֔נְתָּH2204unto him Behold thou art oldto be old
6וּבָנֶ֕יךָH1121and thy sonsa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
7לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8הָֽלְכ֖וּH1980walkto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
9בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָH1870not in thy waysa road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
10עַתָּ֗הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
11שִֽׂימָהH7760now maketo put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
12לָּ֥נוּH0
13מֶ֛לֶךְH4428us a kinga king
14לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּH8199to judgeto judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
15כְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
16הַגּוֹיִֽם׃H1471us like all the nationsa 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...

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