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And now,וְעַתָּהlistenשְׁמַעto their voice;בְּקוֹלָםonlyאַךְ כִּיyou shall solemnly testifyהָעֵד תָּעִידagainst themבָּהֶםand declareוְהִגַּדְתָּto themלָהֶםthe rightמִשְׁפַּטof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְwhoאֲשֶׁרwill reignיִמְלֹךְover them.”עֲלֵיהֶם
1 Samuel 8:9
Study it in the app“And now, listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify against them and declare to them the right of the king who will reign over them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 8:9, word by word
- 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- you shall solemnly testifyהָעֵדhaed
testify
To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.
Where else “haed” appears- and declareהִגַּדְתָּhigadta
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higadta” appears- the rightמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
custom
The usual practice, the way to do something.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- will reignיִמְלֹךְyimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appears
Translation note
“The right of the king”: what the king will hold as his and demand from them (verses 11-17).
The context
8According to all the deeds that they have done from the day I brought them up from Egypt to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you also.
9 · This verse (above)
10So Samuel told all the words of YHWH to the people who were asking of him a king.