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so that we alsoוְ גַםmay beהָיִינוּourselvesאֲנַחְנוּlike allכְּכָלthe nations,הַגּוֹיִםand our kingמַלְכֵּנוּwill judge usוּשְׁפָטָנוּand go outוְיָצָאbefore usלְפָנֵינוּand fightוְנִלְחַםour wars.”אֶת מִלְחֲמֹתֵנוּ
1 Samuel 8:20
Study it in the app“so that we also may be ourselves like all the nations, and our king will judge us and go out before us and fight our wars.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 8:20, word by word
- may beהָיִינוּhayinu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayinu” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and our kingמַלְכֵּmalke
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malke” appears- will judge usשְׁפָטָshefata
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shefata” appears- and go outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- before usפָנֵיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and fightנִלְחַםnilcham
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilcham” appears- our warsמִלְחֲמֹתֵmilchamote
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamote” appears
The context
19But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us,
20 · This verse (above)
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people and spoke them in the ears of YHWH.