18 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.18",
"source": "וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃",
"text": "And *ûzəʿaqtem* in-*bayyôm* *hahûʾ* from-before *malkəkem* whom *bəḥartem* for-yourselves, and not-*yaʿăneh* *YHWH* *ʾeṯḵem* in-*bayyôm* *hahûʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûzəʿaqtem*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will cry out",
"*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*malkəkem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your king",
"*bəḥartem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you chose",
"*yaʿăneh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will answer",
"*YHWH*": "noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*bayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that"
},
"variants": {
"*ûzəʿaqtem*": "you will cry out/call for help/complain",
"*bayyôm hahûʾ*": "in that day/at that time",
"*malkəkem*": "your king/monarch",
"*bəḥartem*": "you chose/selected",
"*yaʿăneh*": "will answer/respond to/heed"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.19",
"source": "וַיְמַ[t]אֲנ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִֽהְיֶ֥ה עָלֵֽינוּ׃",
"text": "And *wayməʾănû* *hāʿām* to-*lišmōaʿ* in-*bəqôl* *šəmûʾēl*, and *wayyōʾmərû* no, for *ʾim*-*meleḵ* *yihyeh* over-us.",
"grammar": {
"*wayməʾănû*": "waw-consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they refused",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*lišmōaʿ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to listen",
"*bəqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the voice of",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel",
"*wayyōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they said",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/but",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be"
},
"variants": {
"*wayməʾănû*": "they refused/declined/rejected",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/the nation",
"*lišmōaʿ*": "to listen/to obey/to heed",
"*bəqôl*": "to the voice of/to the words of",
"*ʾim*": "but rather/indeed"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.20",
"source": "וְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙ וְיָצָ֣א לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַ֖ם אֶת־מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyînû* also-*ʾănaḥnû* like-all-*haggôyim*, and *ûšəp̄āṭānû* *malkēnû* and *wəyāṣāʾ* before-us and *wənilḥam* *ʾeṯ*-*milḥămōṯēnû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyînû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 1st common plural - and we will be",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st common plural - we",
"*haggôyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations",
"*ûšəp̄āṭānû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - and he will judge us",
"*malkēnû*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common plural suffix - our king",
"*wəyāṣāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will go out",
"*wənilḥam*": "conjunction + verb, niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will fight",
"*milḥămōṯēnû*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st common plural suffix - our battles"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhāyînû*": "we will be/we will become",
"*haggôyim*": "the nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*ûšəp̄āṭānû*": "he will judge us/govern us/rule us",
"*wəyāṣāʾ*": "he will go out/lead out",
"*wənilḥam*": "he will fight/wage war",
"*milḥămōṯēnû*": "our battles/wars/conflicts"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.21",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖ם בְּאָזְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayyišmaʿ* *šəmûʾēl* *ʾēṯ* all-*diḇrê* *hāʿām*, and *wayḏabbərēm* in-*bəʾāznê* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišmaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wayḏabbərēm*": "waw-consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he spoke them",
"*bəʾāznê*": "preposition + noun, dual construct - in the ears of",
"*YHWH*": "noun, proper name - Yahweh/the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišmaʿ*": "he heard/listened to",
"*diḇrê*": "words/sayings",
"*hāʿām*": "the people/the nation",
"*wayḏabbərēm*": "he spoke them/repeated them",
"*bəʾāznê*": "in the ears of/in the hearing of"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.8.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלָ֔ם וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ לְעִירֽוֹ׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*šəmûʾēl*, listen in-*bəqôlām* and *wəhimlaḵtā* to-them *meleḵ*. And *wayyōʾmer* *šəmûʾēl* to-*ʾanšê* *yiśrāʾēl*, go *ʾîš* to-*ləʿîrô*.",
"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",
"*bəqôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their voice",
"*wəhimlaḵtā*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall make king",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, proper name - Israel",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each one",
"*ləʿîrô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his city"
},
"variants": {
"*bəqôlām*": "to their voice/heed their voice",
"*wəhimlaḵtā*": "make a king/appoint a king",
"*ʾanšê*": "men/people",
"*ʾîš*": "each man/each one/everyone",
"*ləʿîrô*": "to his city/to his town/home"
}
}