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And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSamuel,שְׁמוּאֵל“Listenשְׁמַעto their voiceבְּקוֹלָםand makeוְהִמְלַכְתָּthemלָהֶםa king.”מֶלֶךְAnd Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“Go,לְכוּeach oneאִישׁto his city.”לְעִירוֹ
1 Samuel 8:22
Study it in the app“And YHWH said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice and make them a king.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, each one to his city.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 8:22, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- “Listenשְׁמַעshema
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shema” appears- to their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- and makeהִמְלַכְתָּhimlachta
make king
To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.
Where else “himlachta” appears- a kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- “Goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- to his cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
21And Samuel heard all the words of the people and spoke them in the ears of YHWH.
22 · This verse (above)