NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto him Behold thou art old zaqen (zaw-kane') to be old -- aged man, be (wax) old (man). and thy sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. walk halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) not in thy ways derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb now make suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. us a king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. to 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 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. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible They said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not follow your example. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have." International Standard Version They told him, "Look, you're old, and your sons don't follow your example. So appoint a king to govern us like all the other nations." NET Bible They said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons don't follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have." GOD'S WORD® Translation They told him, "You're old, and your sons aren't following your example. Now appoint a king to judge us so that we will be like all the other nations." King James 2000 Bible And said unto him, Behold, you are old, and your sons walk not in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. Links 1 Samuel 8:51 Samuel 8:5 NIV 1 Samuel 8:5 NLT 1 Samuel 8:5 ESV 1 Samuel 8:5 NASB 1 Samuel 8:5 KJV |
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