1 Samuel 8:5
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
שׂוּם
appoint/ !
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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הָלַךְ
they have walked
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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זָקֵן
you have become old
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זָקֵן
to be old
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