1 Samuel 8:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that we alsoגַם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
may be like allכְּכָל־
(ke·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the nations,הַגֹּויִ֑ם
(hag·go·v·yim;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
that our kingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙
(mal·ke·nu)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
may judgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּ
(u·she·fa·ta·nu)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
us and goוְיָצָ֣א
(ve·ya·tza)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּ
(le·fa·nei·nu,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
us and fightוְנִלְחַ֖ם
(ve·nil·cham)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
our battles."מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃
(mil·cha·mo·te·nu.)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
That we also may be like all the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
and that our king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
may judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
us and go out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
us and fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
our battles
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles."

King James Bible
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then we'll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles."

International Standard Version
We, too, will be like all the nations! Our king will govern us and go out before us to fight our battles."

NET Bible
We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then we, too, will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us, lead us out [to war], and fight our battles."

King James 2000 Bible
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
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