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1 Samuel 8— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֕יway·hîAnd it came to passH1961
1כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerwhenH0834
2זָקֵ֖ןzā·qênwas oldH2204
3שְׁמוּאֵ֑לšə·mū·’êl;SamuelH8050
4וַיָּ֧שֶׂםway·yā·śemthat he madeH7760
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6בָּנָ֛יוbā·nāwhis sonsH1121
7שֹׁפְטִ֖יםšō·p̄ə·ṭîmjudgesH8199
8לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃.lə·yiś·rā·’êl.over IsraelH3478

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְהִ֞יway·hîAnd wasH1961
1שֶׁם־šem-the nameH8034
2בְּנ֤וֹbə·nōwof sonH1121
3הַבְּכוֹר֙hab·bə·ḵō·wrhis firstbornH1060
4יוֹאֵ֔לyō·w·’êl,JoelH3100
5וְשֵׁ֥םwə·šêmand the nameH8034
6מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּmiš·nê·hūof his secondH4932
7אֲבִיָּ֑ה’ă·ḇî·yāh;AbijahH0029
8שֹׁפְטִ֖יםšō·p̄ə·ṭîm[they were] judgesH8199
9בִּבְאֵ֥רbiḇ·’êrin
10שָֽׁבַע׃.šā·ḇa‘.BeershebaH0884

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-But notH3808
1הָלְכ֤וּhā·lə·ḵūdid walkH1980
2בָנָיו֙ḇā·nāwhis sonsH1121
3[בדרכו]bə·ḏar·ḵōw-
4(בִּדְרָכָ֔יו)biḏ·rā·ḵāw,in his waysH1870
5וַיִּטּ֖וּway·yiṭ·ṭūand they turned asideH5186
6אַחֲרֵ֣י’a·ḥă·rêafterH0310
7הַבָּ֑צַעhab·bā·ṣa‘;dishonest gainH1215
8וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־way·yiq·ḥū-and tookH3947
9שֹׁ֔חַדšō·ḥaḏ,bribesH7810
10וַיַּטּ֖וּway·yaṭ·ṭūand pervertedH5186
11מִשְׁפָּֽט׃.miš·pāṭ.justiceH4941
12פ-

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּway·yiṯ·qab·bə·ṣū,And gathered togetherH6908
1כֹּ֖לkōlallH3605
2זִקְנֵ֣יziq·nêthe eldersH2205
3יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êl;of IsraelH3478
4וַיָּבֹ֥אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūand cameH0935
5אֶל־’el-toH0413
6שְׁמוּאֵ֖לšə·mū·’êlSamuelH8050
7הָרָמָֽתָה׃hā·rā·mā·ṯāh.at RamahH7414

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūand saidH0559
1אֵלָ֗יו’ê·lāw,to himH0413
2הִנֵּה֙hin·nêhLookH2009
3אַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhyouH0859
4זָקַ֔נְתָּzā·qan·tā,are oldH2204
5וּבָנֶ֕יךָū·ḇā·ne·ḵāand your sonsH1121
6לֹ֥אnotH3808
7הָלְכ֖וּhā·lə·ḵūdo walkH1980
8בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָ.biḏ·rā·ḵe·ḵā;in your waysH1870
9עַתָּ֗ה‘at·tāh,NowH6258
10שִֽׂימָה־śî·māh-makeH7760
11לָּ֥נוּlā·nūus
12מֶ֛לֶךְme·leḵa kingH4428
13לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּlə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nūto judge usH8199
14כְּכָל־kə·ḵāl-like allH3605
15הַגּוֹיִֽם׃.hag·gō·w·yim.the nationsH1471

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֵּ֤רַעway·yê·ra‘But displeasedH7489
1הַדָּבָר֙had·dā·ḇārthe thingH1697
2בְּעֵינֵ֣יbə·‘ê·nêthe eyesH5869
3שְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êl,of SamuelH8050
4כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerwhenH0834
5אָמְר֔וּ’ā·mə·rū,they saidH0559
6תְּנָה־tə·nāh-GiveH5414
7לָּ֥נוּlā·nūus
8מֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵa kingH4428
9לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּlə·šā·p̄ə·ṭê·nū;to judge usH8199
10וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לway·yiṯ·pal·lêlso prayedH6419
11שְׁמוּאֵ֖לšə·mū·’êlSamuelH8050
12אֶל־’el-toH0413
13יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.YahwehH3068
14פ-

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3שְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êl,SamuelH8050
4שְׁמַע֙šə·ma‘HeedH8085
5בְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wlthe voiceH6963
6הָעָ֔םhā·‘ām,of the peopleH5971
7לְכֹ֥לlə·ḵōlin allH3605
8אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-thatH0834
9יֹאמְר֖וּyō·mə·rūthey sayH0559
10אֵלֶ֑יךָ’ê·le·ḵā;to youH0413
11כִּ֣יforH3588
12לֹ֤אnotH3808
13אֹֽתְךָ֙’ō·ṯə·ḵāyouH0853
14מָאָ֔סוּmā·’ā·sū,they have rejectedH3988
15כִּֽי־kî-butH3588
16אֹתִ֥י’ō·ṯîMeH0853
17מָאֲס֖וּmā·’ă·sūthey have rejectedH3988
18מִמְּלֹ֥ךְmim·mə·lōḵthat I should not reignH4427
19עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.‘ă·lê·hem.over themH5921

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כְּכָֽל־kə·ḵāl-According to allH3605
1הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםham·ma·‘ă·śîmthe worksH4639
2אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whichH0834
3עָשׂ֗וּ‘ā·śū,they have doneH6213
4מִיּוֹם֩mî·yō·wmsince the dayH3117
5הַעֲלֹתִ֨יha·‘ă·lō·ṯîthat I brought upH5927
6אֹתָ֤ם’ō·ṯāmthemH0853
7מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mim·miṣ·ra·yimout of EgyptH4714
8וְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-and even toH5704
9הַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmdayH3117
10הַזֶּ֔הhaz·zeh,thisH2088
11וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִיway·ya·‘az·ḇu·nî,and with which they have forsaken MeH5800
12וַיַּעַבְד֖וּway·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūand servedH5647
13אֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmgodsH0430
14אֲחֵרִ֑ים’ă·ḥê·rîm;otherH0312
15כֵּ֛ןkênsoH3651
16הֵ֥מָּהhêm·māhtheyH1992
17עֹשִׂ֖ים‘ō·śîmare doingH6213
18גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
19לָֽךְ׃.lāḵ.to you

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhNow thereforeH6258
1שְׁמַ֣עšə·ma‘heedH8085
2בְּקוֹלָ֑םbə·qō·w·lām;their voiceH6963
3אַ֗ךְ’aḵ,HoweverH0389
4כִּֽי־kî-yetH3588
5הָעֵ֤דhā·‘êḏsolemnlyH5749
6תָּעִיד֙tā·‘îḏyou shall forewarnH5749
7בָּהֶ֔םbā·hem,them
8וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣wə·hig·gaḏ·tāand showH5046
9לָהֶ֔םlā·hem,them
10מִשְׁפַּ֣טmiš·paṭthe behaviorH4941
11הַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵ,of the kingH4428
12אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
13יִמְלֹ֖ךְyim·lōḵwill reignH4427
14עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃.‘ă·lê·hem.over themH5921
15סs-

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merSo toldH0559
1שְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êl,SamuelH8050
2אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
3כָּל־kāl-allH3605
4דִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rêthe wordsH1697
5יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;of YahwehH3068
6אֶל־’el-toH0413
7הָעָ֕םhā·‘āmthe peopleH5971
8הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםhaš·šō·’ă·lîmwho askedH7592
9מֵאִתּ֖וֹmê·’it·tōwfor himH0853
10מֶֽלֶךְ׃.me·leḵ.a kingH4428
11סs-

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merAnd he saidH0559
1זֶ֗הzeh,thisH2088
2יִֽהְיֶה֙yih·yehwill beH1961
3מִשְׁפַּ֣טmiš·paṭthe behaviorH4941
4הַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵ,of the kingH4428
5אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
6יִמְלֹ֖ךְyim·lōḵwill reignH4427
7עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם‘ă·lê·ḵem;over youH5921
8אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
9בְּנֵיכֶ֣םbə·nê·ḵemyour sonsH1121
10יִקָּ֗חyiq·qāḥ,He will takeH3947
11וְשָׂ֥םwə·śāmand appoint [them]H7760
12לוֹ֙lōwto
13בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbə·mer·kaḇ·tōwhis own chariotsH4818
14וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šāw,and [to be] his horsemenH6571
15וְרָצ֖וּwə·rā·ṣūand [some] will runH7323
16לִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêbeforeH6440
17מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃.mer·kaḇ·tōw.his chariotsH4818

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלָשׂ֣וּםwə·lā·śūmAnd He will appointH7760
1ל֔וֹlōw,to him
2שָׂרֵ֥יśā·rêcaptains overH8269
3אֲלָפִ֖ים’ă·lā·p̄îm[his] thousandsH0505
4וְשָׂרֵ֣יwə·śā·rêand captains overH8269
5חֲמִשִּׁ֑יםḥă·miš·šîm;[his] fiftyH2572
6וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁwə·la·ḥă·rōšand [will set some] to plowH2790
7חֲרִישׁוֹ֙ḥă·rî·šōwhis groundH2758
8וְלִקְצֹ֣רwə·liq·ṣōrand reapH7114
9קְצִיר֔וֹqə·ṣî·rōw,his harvestH7105
10וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתwə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯand [some] to makeH6213
11כְּלֵֽי־kə·lê-his weaponsH3627
12מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil·ḥam·tōwof warH4421
13וּכְלֵ֥יū·ḵə·lêand equipment forH3627
14רִכְבּֽוֹ׃.riḵ·bōw.his chariotsH7393

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-AndH0853
1בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵemyour daughtersH1323
2יִקָּ֑חyiq·qāḥ;He will takeH3947
3לְרַקָּח֥וֹתlə·raq·qā·ḥō·wṯ[to [be] perfumersH7548
4וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתū·lə·ṭab·bā·ḥō·wṯand cooksH2879
5וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃.ū·lə·’ō·p̄ō·wṯ.and bakersH0644

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶת־wə·’e·ṯś-AndH0853
1שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםḏō·w·ṯê·ḵemyour fieldsH7704
2וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
3כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar·mê·ḵemyour vineyardsH3754
4וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םwə·zê·ṯê·ḵemand your olive grovesH2132
5הַטּוֹבִ֖יםhaṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîmthe bestH2896
6יִקָּ֑חyiq·qāḥ;of he will takeH3947
7וְנָתַ֖ןwə·nā·ṯanand giveH5414
8לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃.la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw.[them] to his servantsH5650

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םwə·zar·‘ê·ḵemAnd your grainH2233
1וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םwə·ḵar·mê·ḵemand your vintageH3754
2יַעְשֹׂ֑רya‘·śōr;He will take a tenthH6237
3וְנָתַ֥ןwə·nā·ṯanand give itH5414
4לְסָרִיסָ֖יוlə·sā·rî·sāwto his officersH5631
5וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃.wə·la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw.and servantsH5650

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-AndH0853
1עַבְדֵיכֶם֩‘aḇ·ḏê·ḵemyour menservantsH5650
2וְֽאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
3שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םšip̄·ḥō·w·ṯê·ḵemyour maidservantsH8198
4וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
5בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba·ḥū·rê·ḵemyour young menH0970
6הַטּוֹבִ֛יםhaṭ·ṭō·w·ḇîmfinestH2896
7וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
8חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םḥă·mō·w·rê·ḵemyour donkeysH2543
9יִקָּ֑חyiq·qāḥ;he will takeH3947
10וְעָשָׂ֖הwə·‘ā·śāhand put [them]H6213
11לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃.lim·laḵ·tōw.to his workH4399

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צֹאנְכֶ֖םṣō·nə·ḵemYour sheepH6629
1יַעְשֹׂ֑רya‘·śōr;He will take a tenthH6237
2וְאַתֶּ֖םwə·’at·temand youH0859
3תִּֽהְיוּ־tih·yū-will beH1961
4ל֥וֹlōwhis
5לַעֲבָדִֽים׃.la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm.slavesH5650

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ū·zə·‘aq·temAnd you will cry outH2199
1בַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmin dayH3117
2הַה֔וּאha·hū,thatH1931
3מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmil·lip̄·nêbecauseH6440
4מַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal·kə·ḵem,of your kingH4428
5אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhomH0834
6בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbə·ḥar·temyou have chosenH0977
7לָכֶ֑םlā·ḵem;for yourselves
8וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and notH3808
9יַעֲנֶ֧הya·‘ă·nehwill hearH6030
10יְהוָ֛הYah·wehYahwehH3068
11אֶתְכֶ֖ם’eṯ·ḵemyouH0853
12בַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmin dayH3117
13הַהֽוּא׃.ha·hū.thatH1931

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּway·mā·’ă·nūAnd nevertheless refusedH3985
1הָעָ֔םhā·‘ām,the peopleH5971
2לִשְׁמֹ֖עַliš·mō·a‘to obeyH8085
3בְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wlthe voiceH6963
4שְׁמוּאֵ֑לšə·mū·’êl;of SamuelH8050
5וַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūand they saidH0559
6לֹּ֔אlō,NoH3808
7כִּ֥יforH3588
8אִם־’im-butH0518
9מֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵa kingH4428
10יִֽהְיֶ֥הyih·yehwe will haveH1961
11עָלֵֽינוּ׃.‘ā·lê·nū.over usH5921

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיִ֥ינוּwə·hā·yî·nūThat may beH1961
1גַם־ḡam-alsoH1571
2אֲנַ֖חְנוּ’ă·naḥ·nūweH0587
3כְּכָל־kə·ḵāl-like allH3605
4הַגּוֹיִ֑םhag·gō·w·yim;the nationsH1471
5וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּū·šə·p̄ā·ṭā·nūthat may judge usH8199
6מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal·kê·nūour kingH4428
7וְיָצָ֣אwə·yā·ṣāand go outH3318
8לְפָנֵ֔ינוּlə·p̄ā·nê·nū,before usH6440
9וְנִלְחַ֖םwə·nil·ḥamand fightH3898
10אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
11מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃.mil·ḥă·mō·ṯê·nū.our battlesH4421

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עway·yiš·ma‘And heardH8085
1שְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êl,SamuelH8050
2אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
3כָּל־kāl-allH3605
4דִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rêthe wordsH1697
5הָעָ֑םhā·‘ām;of the peopleH5971
6וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םway·ḏab·bə·rêmand he repeated themH1696
7בְּאָזְנֵ֥יbə·’ā·zə·nêin the hearingH0241
8יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.of YahwehH3068
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Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merSo saidH0559
1יְהוָ֤הYah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3שְׁמוּאֵל֙šə·mū·’êlSamuelH8050
4שְׁמַ֣עšə·ma‘HeedH8085
5בְּקוֹלָ֔םbə·qō·w·lām,their voiceH6963
6וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥wə·him·laḵ·tāand makeH4427
7לָהֶ֖םlā·hemthem
8מֶ֑לֶךְ.me·leḵ;a kingH4428
9וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
10שְׁמוּאֵל֙šə·mū·’êlSamuelH8050
11אֶל־’el-toH0413
12אַנְשֵׁ֣י’an·šêthe menH0376
13יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl,of IsraelH3478
14לְכ֖וּlə·ḵūgoH1980
15אִ֥ישׁ’îševery manH0376
16לְעִירֽוֹ׃.lə·‘î·rōw.to his cityH5892
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