1 Samuel 8

Hebrew22 verses

How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.

← 1 Samuel 71 Samuel 81 Samuel 9 →

וַיְהִ֕יand it was כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust when זָקֵ֖ןhe was old שְׁמוּאֵ֑לSamuel וַיָּ֧שֶׂםand he made אֶת־obj.בָּנָ֛יוsons his שֹׁפְטִ֖יםjudges לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃for Israel

וַיְהִ֞יand it was שֶׁם־the name of בְּנ֤וֹson his הַבְּכוֹר֙the firstborn יוֹאֵ֔לJoel וְשֵׁ֥םand the name of מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּsecond his אֲבִיָּ֑הwas Abijah שֹׁפְטִ֖יםjudges בִּבְאֵ֥רin Beer שָֽׁבַע׃Sheba

וְלֹֽא־and not הָלְכ֤וּthey walked בָנָיו֙sons his בִּדְרָכָ֔יוin ways his וַיִּטּ֖וּand they turned aside אַחֲרֵ֣יafter הַבָּ֑צַעthe unjust gain וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־and they took שֹׁ֔חַדa bribe וַיַּטּ֖וּand they turned aside מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ פjustice

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּand they gathered together כֹּ֖לall זִקְנֵ֣יthe elders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they came אֶל־to שְׁמוּאֵ֖לSamuel הָרָמָֽתָה׃the Ramah towards

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they said אֵלָ֗יוto him הִנֵּה֙here!אַתָּ֣הyou זָקַ֔נְתָּyou have become old וּבָנֶ֕יךָand sons your לֹ֥אnot הָלְכ֖וּthey have walked בִּדְרָכֶ֑יךָin ways your עַתָּ֗הnow שִֽׂימָה־appoint !לָּ֥נוּfor the usמֶ֛לֶךְa king לְשָׁפְטֵ֖נוּto judge us כְּכָל־like all הַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations

וַיֵּ֤רַעand it was displeasing הַדָּבָר֙the matter בְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes of שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust when אָמְר֔וּthey said תְּנָה־give !לָּ֥נוּto the usמֶ֖לֶךְa king לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּto judge us וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לand he prayed שְׁמוּאֵ֖לSamuel אֶל־to יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh

כְּכָֽל־according to all הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣יםthe deeds אֲשֶׁר־which עָשׂ֗וּthey have done מִיּוֹם֩from the day הַעֲלֹתִ֨יbrought up I אֹתָ֤םobj. them מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙from Egypt וְעַד־and until הַיּ֣וֹםthe day הַזֶּ֔הthe this וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִיand they have forsaken me וַיַּעַבְד֖וּand they have served אֱלֹהִ֣יםgods אֲחֵרִ֑יםother כֵּ֛ןso הֵ֥מָּהthey עֹשִׂ֖יםare doing גַּם־alsoלָֽךְ׃to the you

וְעַתָּ֖הand now שְׁמַ֣עlisten בְּקוֹלָ֑םto voice their אַ֗ךְnevertheless כִּֽי־for הָעֵ֤דcertainly to warn תָּעִיד֙you will warnבָּהֶ֔םin the themוְהִגַּדְתָּ֣and you will tellלָהֶ֔םto the themמִשְׁפַּ֣טthe rights of הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king אֲשֶׁ֥רwho יִמְלֹ֖ךְhe will reign עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ סover them

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he spoke שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel אֵ֖תobj.כָּל־all דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words of יְהוָ֑הYahweh אֶל־to הָעָ֕םthe people הַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםwho were asking מֵאִתּ֖וֹfrom with the him מֶֽלֶךְ׃ סa king

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said זֶ֗הthis יִֽהְיֶה֙it will be מִשְׁפַּ֣טthe rights of הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king אֲשֶׁ֥רwho יִמְלֹ֖ךְhe will reign עֲלֵיכֶ֑םover you אֶת־obj.בְּנֵיכֶ֣םsons your יִקָּ֗חhe will take וְשָׂ֥םand he will appoint themלוֹ֙for the himselfבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹin chariots his וּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוand among horsemen his וְרָצ֖וּand they will run לִפְנֵ֥יto before מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃chariot his

וְלָשׂ֣וּםand to appoint themל֔וֹfor the himselfשָׂרֵ֥יcommanders of אֲלָפִ֖יםthousands וְשָׂרֵ֣יand commanders of חֲמִשִּׁ֑יםfifties וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁand to plow חֲרִישׁוֹ֙plowing his וְלִקְצֹ֣רand to harvest קְצִיר֔וֹharvest his וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתand to make כְּלֵֽי־the weapons of מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹwarfare his וּכְלֵ֥יand the equipments of רִכְבּֽוֹ׃chariotry his

וְאֶת־and obj.בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םdaughters your יִקָּ֑חhe will take לְרַקָּח֥וֹתto perfumers וּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתand to cooks וּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃and to bakers

וְאֶת־and obj.שְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםfields your וְאֶת־and obj.כַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םvineyards your וְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םand olive groves your הַטּוֹבִ֖יםthe good יִקָּ֑חhe will take וְנָתַ֖ןand he will give them לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃to servants his

וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םand seeds your וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םand vineyards your יַעְשֹׂ֑רhe will take a tenth וְנָתַ֥ןand he will give them לְסָרִיסָ֖יוto officials his וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃and to servants his

וְאֶת־and obj.עַבְדֵיכֶם֩male servants your וְֽאֶת־and obj.שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םfemale servants your וְאֶת־and obj.בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םyoung men your הַטּוֹבִ֛יםthe good וְאֶת־and obj.חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םdonkeys your יִקָּ֑חhe will take וְעָשָׂ֖הand he will use them לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃for work his

צֹאנְכֶ֖םflocks your יַעְשֹׂ֑רhe will take a tenth וְאַתֶּ֖םand you תִּֽהְיוּ־you will becomeל֥וֹof himלַעֲבָדִֽים׃into servants

וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙and you will cry out בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֔וּאthe that מִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to because of מַלְכְּכֶ֔םking your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םyou have chosenלָכֶ֑םfor the yourselvesוְלֹֽא־and not יַעֲנֶ֧הhe will answer יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶתְכֶ֖םobj. you בַּיּ֥וֹםin the day הַהֽוּא׃the that

וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּand they refused הָעָ֔םthe people לִשְׁמֹ֖עַto listen בְּק֣וֹלto the voice of שְׁמוּאֵ֑לSamuel וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they said לֹּ֔אNo!כִּ֥יfor אִם־except מֶ֖לֶךְa king יִֽהְיֶ֥הhe will be עָלֵֽינוּ׃over us

וְהָיִ֥ינוּand we will be גַם־also אֲנַ֖חְנוּwe כְּכָל־like all הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּand he will judge us מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙king our וְיָצָ֣אand he will go out לְפָנֵ֔ינוּto before us וְנִלְחַ֖םand he will fight אֶת־obj.מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃battles our

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heard שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel אֵ֖תobj.כָּל־all דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words of הָעָ֑םthe people וַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םand he spoke them בְּאָזְנֵ֥יin the ears of יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֤הYahweh אֶל־to שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel שְׁמַ֣עlisten בְּקוֹלָ֔םto voice their וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥and you will make kingלָהֶ֖םfor the themמֶ֑לֶךְa king וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel אֶל־to אַנְשֵׁ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael לְכ֖וּgo אִ֥ישׁeach man לְעִירֽוֹ׃ פto own city his

Frequently asked questions

Is this a Bible translation?

No — it's a word-for-word rendering of the original Hebrew text, tagged with Strong's numbers, so you can see exactly which original word underlies each part of the verse. For a devotional reading, see our Bible verses by topic section, which uses the King James Version.

What do the faded (italic) words mean?

They're words the Hebrew implies grammatically but that wouldn't be spoken as a separate word in natural English — shown here so nothing from the original text is hidden.

How do I look up what a word means?

Click any word — it links straight to that word's entry in our Strong's Concordance, with the full definition and how it's used elsewhere in the Bible.

← 1 Samuel 7 All chapters 1 Samuel 9 →

Need a different tool?

Explore the whole Calcs family here.

Think we tagged a word wrong?

Let us know.