Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’— even though the LORD your God was your king. Young's Literal Translation ‘And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God [is] your king! King James Bible And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king. Hebrew But when you sawוַתִּרְא֗וּ (wat·tir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Nahash נָחָ֞שׁ (nā·ḥāš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5176: Nahash -- the name of several non-Israelites king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of the Ammonites בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son was moving בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go against you, עֲלֵיכֶם֒ (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against you said to me, וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (wat·tō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘No, לֹ֕א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no we must have a king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king to rule יִמְלֹ֣ךְ (yim·lōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel over us’— עָלֵ֑ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against even though the LORD וַיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is your king. מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ (mal·kə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king |
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