7{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.7",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי־אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*šəmûʾēl*, listen in-*bəqôl* *hāʿām* to-all that-*yōʾmərû* to-you; for not *ʾōṯəḵā* *māʾāsû* for-*ʾōṯî* *māʾăsû* from-*miməlōḵ* over-them.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*YHWH*": "noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel",
"*bəqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the voice of",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*yōʾmərû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - they will say",
"*ʾōṯəḵā*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine singular suffix - you",
"*māʾāsû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have rejected",
"*ʾōṯî*": "direct object marker with 1st common singular suffix - me",
"*miməlōḵ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - from reigning"
},
"variants": {
"*bəqôl*": "to the voice/in the voice",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/the nation",
"*yōʾmərû*": "they say/they will say/they are saying",
"*māʾāsû*": "rejected/despised/refused",
"*miməlōḵ*": "from reigning/from being king"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.8",
"source": "כְּכָֽל־הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֗וּ מִיּוֹם֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְעַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים כֵּ֛ן הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים גַּם־לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "Like-all-*hammaʿăśîm* that-*ʿāśû* from-day *haʿălōṯî* *ʾōṯām* from-*mimmiṣrayim* and-until-*hayyôm* *hazzeh*, and *wayyaʿazbūnî* and *wayyaʿaḇḏû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*, so *hēmmāh* *ʿōśîm* also-to-you.",
"grammar": {
"*hammaʿăśîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the deeds/works",
"*ʿāśû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did/made",
"*haʿălōṯî*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 1st common singular suffix - my bringing up",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*mimmiṣrayim*": "preposition + noun, proper name - from Egypt",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*wayyaʿazbūnî*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural with 1st common singular suffix - and they forsook me",
"*wayyaʿaḇḏû*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they served",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - other",
"*hēmmāh*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they",
"*ʿōśîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - doing"
},
"variants": {
"*hammaʿăśîm*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*ʿāśû*": "they did/they made",
"*haʿălōṯî*": "I brought up/my bringing up",
"*wayyaʿazbūnî*": "they forsook me/abandoned me/left me",
"*wayyaʿaḇḏû*": "they served/worshipped",
"*ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*": "other gods/foreign deities",
"*ʿōśîm*": "doing/making/performing"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.9",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֑ם אַ֗ךְ כִּֽי־הָעֵ֤ד תָּעִיד֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְהִגַּדְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס",
"text": "And *wəʿattāh* listen in-*bəqôlām*; *ʾaḵ* that-*hāʿēḏ tāʿîḏ* in-them, and *wəhiggaḏtā* to-them *mišpaṭ* *hammeleḵ* who *yimlōḵ* over-them.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*bəqôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their voice",
"*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - however/only/surely",
"*hāʿēḏ tāʿîḏ*": "infinitive absolute + verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall solemnly warn (emphatic)",
"*wəhiggaḏtā*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall declare",
"*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - custom/manner/right of",
"*hammeleḵ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*yimlōḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will reign"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʿattāh*": "and now/but now",
"*bəqôlām*": "to their voice/heed their voice",
"*ʾaḵ*": "however/only/but/surely",
"*hāʿēḏ tāʿîḏ*": "solemnly warn/testify emphatically",
"*wəhiggaḏtā*": "declare/tell/explain",
"*mišpaṭ*": "custom/manner/practice/right",
"*yimlōḵ*": "will reign/will be king"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶל־הָעָ֕ם הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥ים מֵאִתּ֖וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šəmûʾēl* *ʾēṯ* all-*diḇrê* *YHWH* to-*hāʿām* *haššōʾălîm* from-him *meleḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*YHWH*": "noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*haššōʾălîm*": "definite article + verb, qal participle, masculine plural - the ones asking",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king"
},
"variants": {
"*diḇrê*": "words/sayings",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/the nation",
"*haššōʾălîm*": "those asking/requesting/demanding"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.11",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר זֶ֗ה יִֽהְיֶה֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְלֹ֖ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֣ם יִקָּ֗ח וְשָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יו וְרָצ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer*, this *yihyeh* *mišpaṭ* *hammeleḵ* who *yimlōḵ* over-you: *ʾeṯ*-*bənêḵem* *yiqqāḥ* and *wəśām* to-him in-*bəmerkabbtô* and-in-*ḇəp̄ārāšāyw*, and *wərāṣû* before *mirkabbtô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be",
"*mišpaṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - custom/manner/right of",
"*hammeleḵ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*yimlōḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will reign",
"*bənêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sons",
"*yiqqāḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will take",
"*wəśām*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will put/place",
"*bəmerkabbtô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his chariot",
"*ḇəp̄ārāšāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - among his horsemen",
"*wərāṣû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they shall run",
"*mirkabbtô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his chariot"
},
"variants": {
"*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be",
"*mišpaṭ*": "custom/manner/practice/right",
"*yimlōḵ*": "will reign/will be king",
"*yiqqāḥ*": "he will take/seize/select",
"*wəśām*": "he will set/place/assign",
"*bəmerkabbtô*": "in his chariot/for his chariotry",
"*ḇəp̄ārāšāyw*": "among his horsemen/cavalry",
"*wərāṣû*": "they will run/they shall run"
}
}