1 Samuel 10:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and distresses. You have said to Him, "Set a king over us." Now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתֶּ֨ם הַיּ֜וֹם מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ לָכֶם֮ מִכָּל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣ם וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ תָּשִׂ֣ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-you the-yôm māʾastem ʾeṯ-ʾĕlōhêḵem who-he môšîaʿ to-you from-all-rāʿôṯêḵem and-ṣārōṯêḵem wat-tōʾmərû to-him that-meleḵ tāśîm upon-us; and-now hiṯyaṣṣəḇû before-YHWH by-šiḇṭêḵem and-by-ʾalp̄êḵem.

Grammar Details

• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular - day
• *māʾastem*: perfect, 2nd plural masculine - you have rejected
• *ʾeṯ-ʾĕlōhêḵem*: direct object marker with noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
• *môšîaʿ*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - saving
• *rāʿôṯêḵem*: noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your evils/calamities
• *ṣārōṯêḵem*: noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your distresses
• *wat-tōʾmərû*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine - and you said
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *tāśîm*: imperfect, 2nd singular masculine - you will set/place
• *hiṯyaṣṣəḇû*: hithpael imperative, 2nd plural masculine - present yourselves
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *šiḇṭêḵem*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your tribes
• *ʾalp̄êḵem*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your thousands

Word Meanings

• *māʾastem*: rejected/refused/scorned
• *môšîaʿ*: saving/delivering/rescuing
• *rāʿôṯêḵem*: your evils/calamities/troubles
• *ṣārōṯêḵem*: your distresses/troubles/adversities
• *hiṯyaṣṣəḇû*: present yourselves/stand/position yourselves
• *ʾalp̄êḵem*: your thousands/your clans/your military units

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you have this day rejected your God, who Himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, No, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but ye have this day{H3117} rejected{H3988} your God,{H430} who himself saveth{H3467} you out of all your calamities{H7451} and your distresses;{H6869} and ye have said{H559} unto him, [Nay], but set{H7760} a king{H4428} over us. Now therefore present{H3320} yourselves before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} by your tribes,{H7626} and by your thousands.{H505}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye have this day{H3117} rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} your God{H430}, who himself saved{H3467}{(H8688)} you out of all your adversities{H7451} and your tribulations{H6869}; and ye have said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Nay, but set{H7760}{(H8799)} a king{H4428} over us. Now therefore present{H3320}{(H8690)} yourselves before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} by your tribes{H7626}, and by your thousands{H505}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now haue ye refused yor God, which hath helped you out of all youre sorowes and troubles, & ye haue saide vnto him: Set a kinge ouer vs. Well, stonde ye now before ye LORDE acordinge to youre trybes and kynreds.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But ye haue this day cast away your God, who onely deliuereth you out of all your aduersities and tribulations: and ye said vnto him, No, but appoint a King ouer vs. Nowe therefore stand ye before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your thousands.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye haue this day cast away your God, who onely deliuereth you out of al your aduersities and tribulations. And ye haue sayd vnto him: No, but make a king ouer vs. Nowe therfore stande ye before the Lorde by your tribes, & your thousandes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, [No], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye to-day have rejected your God, who `is' Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but -- a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, `Nay', but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But today you are turned away from your God, who himself has been your saviour from all your troubles and sorrows; and you have said to him, Put a king over us. So now, take your places before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, '[No], but set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said,“No! Appoint a king over us.” Now take your positions before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.’”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 12:12 : 12 But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to reign over us,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.
• 1 Sam 8:19 : 19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'
• Josh 24:1 : 1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders of Israel, their leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.
• 1 Sam 8:6-9 : 6 But their request for a king displeased Samuel, and he prayed to the LORD. 7 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king. 8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you. 9 Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'
• Num 17:2 : 2 Speak to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, and have him take the censers out of the burning remains and scatter the fire some distance away, for the censers are holy.
• Josh 7:14-26 : 14 In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord selects shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord selects shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord selects shall come forward man by man. 15 The one caught with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and has done an outrageous thing in Israel. 16 Early the next morning, Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and the tribe of Judah was taken. 17 He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was taken. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, family by family, and Zabdi was taken. 18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give Him praise. Tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me." 20 Achan answered Joshua, "Truly, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel, and this is what I did: 21 When I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath." 22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. 23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord. 24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire. 26 They raised over him a great heap of stones, which remains to this day. Then the Lord turned from His fierce anger. Therefore, that place has been called the Valley of Achor to this day.
• 1 Sam 12:17-19 : 17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call out to the LORD, and He will send thunder and rain. Then you will realize and see how great is the evil you have done in the eyes of the LORD by asking for a king. 18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'
• Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.