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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 1
שְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'listen
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 2
בְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.Lamto voice their
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 3
אַ֗ךְ'Akhnevertheless
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 4
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 5
הָעֵ֤דha.'Edcertainly <to warn>
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 6
תָּעִיד֙ta.'Idyou will warn
Lemma: עוּד (ud) · Strong's: H5749B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to testify
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 43:3, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 21:29, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5749B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 7
וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ve.hi.gad.Taand you will tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 8
מִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.Pat[the] right[s] of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice: custom
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 40:13, Exodus 26:30, Deuteronomy 18:3, Joshua 6:15, Judges 13:12, Judges 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941J; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 9
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe 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 8:9 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 11
יִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.Lokhhe will reign
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 12
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \ס'a.lei.Hemover them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:9 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| listen to | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
| their voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| but | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you must solemnly warn | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| . . . | → | עוּד H5749B to testify |
| them | → | |
| and show | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| them | → | |
| the manner | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941J justice: custom |
| of the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| will reign | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| over them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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