1 SAMUEL 8:22

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.”

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1 Samuel 8:22 Translation & Meaning

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And the Lord יְהוָ֤ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
to אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to to
Samuel, שְׁמוּאֵל֙ Shemuel, the name of three Israelites Samuel
Hearken שְׁמַ֣ע To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) Hearken
unto their voice, בְּקוֹלָ֔ם A voice or sound voice
and make וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty make
them a king. מֶ֑לֶךְ A king king
And Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל֙ Shemuel, the name of three Israelites Samuel
said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
the men אַנְשֵׁ֣י A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) men
of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel
Go לְכ֖וּ To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) Go
ye every man אִ֥ישׁ A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) every man
unto his city. לְעִירֽוֹ׃ A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) city

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  • 20  That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

  • 21  And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

  • 22  And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.




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