1_samuel_8:1
1 Samuel 8:1
| Hebrew |
וַיְהִ֕יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בָּנָ֛יו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל |
| ESV |
When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
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| NIV |
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.
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| NLT |
As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐγένετο ὡς ἐγήρασεν Σαμουηλ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” κατέστησεν τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article υἱοὺς αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) δικαστὰς τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ισραηλ |
| KJV |
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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1 Samuel 7:17 ← 1 Samuel 8:1 → 1 Samuel 8:2
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