Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7200 [e] וַתִּרְא֗וּ wat-tir-’ū And you⁺ saw Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- that Conj 5176 [e] נָחָ֞שׁ nā-ḥāš Nahash N-proper-ms 4428 [e] מֶ֣לֶךְ me-leḵ king N-msc 1121 [e] בְּנֵֽי־ bə-nê- of the N-mpc 5983 [e] עַמּוֹן֮ ‘am-mō-wn Ammonites N-proper-ms 935 [e] בָּ֣א bā came V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 5921 [e] עֲלֵיכֶם֒ ‘ă-lê-ḵem against you⁺ Prep | 2mp 559 [e] וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ wat-tō-mə-rū and you⁺ said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp [e] לִ֔י lî to me Prep-l | 1cs 3808 [e] לֹ֕א lō No Adv-NegPrt 3588 [e] כִּי־ kî- but Conj 4428 [e] מֶ֖לֶךְ me-leḵ a king N-ms 4427 [e] יִמְלֹ֣ךְ yim-lōḵ shall reign V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 5921 [e] עָלֵ֑ינוּ ‘ā-lê-nū over us Prep | 1cp 3068 [e] וַיהוָ֥ה Yah-weh when YHWH Conj-w | N-proper-ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם ’ĕ-lō-hê-ḵem your⁺ God N-mpc | 2mp 4428 [e] מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ mal-kə-ḵem [was] your⁺ king N-msc | 2mp

Berean Study Bible
But 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!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king rule over us ’ — even though the LORD your God is your king.

New American Standard Bible
"When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' although the LORD your God [was] 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. 1 Samuel 12:12 • 1 Samuel 12:12 NIV • 1 Samuel 12:12 NLT • 1 Samuel 12:12 ESV • 1 Samuel 12:12 NASB • 1 Samuel 12:12 KJV • 1 Samuel 12:12 Biblia Paralela • 1 Samuel 12:12 Chinese Bible • 1 Samuel 12:12 French Bible • 1 Samuel 12:12 German Bible

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