1 Samuel 8:6 Go deeper

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD . (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'and it was displeasing

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 1

הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 2

בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 3

שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 4

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust when

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 5

אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 6

תְּנָה\־te.nah-give !

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 7

מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 8

לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּle.sha.fe.Te.nuto judge us

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 9

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.Leland he prayed

Lemma: פָּלַל (pa.lal) · Strong's: H6419

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)

Meaning: to pray

Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:17, Genesis 48:11, Numbers 11:2, Numbers 21:7, Deuteronomy 9:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6419; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 10

שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 11

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 12

יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But when	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Give	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
us	→
a king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
to judge us	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
their demand	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
was displeasing	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
in the sight	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
of Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
so he	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
prayed	→	פָּלַל H6419 to pray
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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