First Samuel 8:20

so that we may be like the other nations, and our king will judge us and go out before us and fight our battles."

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְהָיִינוּ   גַם   אֲנַחְנוּ   כְּכָל   הַגּוֹיִם   וּשְׁפָטָנוּ   מַלְכֵּנוּ   וְיָצָא   לְפָנֵינוּ   וְנִלְחַם   אֶת   מִלְחֲמֹתֵנוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐσόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ δικάσει ἡμᾶς βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἔμπροσθεν ἡμῶν καὶ πολεμήσει τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H1961
וְ (ve)
הָיִ֥ינוּ (hajino)
seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p pl. qal first person plural

c
Vqq1cp
H1571
H9014
גַם (gam-)
־
also
link
Adv. Adverb

D
H0587
אֲנַ֖חְנוּ (anacheno)
we
Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ pl. personal first person masculine och feminine plural

Pp1bp
H9004
H3605
H9014
כְּ (ke)
כָל (khal-)
־
like
all
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H1471a
הַ (ha)
גּוֹיִ֑ם (gvójim)
the
nation
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Ncmpa
H9001
H8199
H9035
וּ (o)
שְׁפָטָ֤ (shefata)
נוּ (no)
seq
to judge
us
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

c
Vqq3ms
Sp1bp
H4428
H9025
מַלְכֵּ֙ (maleke)
נוּ֙ (no)
king
our
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Ncbsc
Sp1bp
H9001
H3318
וְ (ve)
יָצָ֣א (jatza)
seq
to come out
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

c
Vqq3ms
H9005
H6440
H9025
לְ (le)
פָנֵ֔י (fanei)
נוּ (no)
to
face
our
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

R
Ncmpc
Sp1bp
H9001
H3898a
וְ (ve)
נִלְחַ֖ם (nilecham)
seq
to fight
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
niphal 3p sing. niphal third person masculine singular

c
VNq3ms
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H4421
H9025
H9016
מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽ (milechamóte)
נוּ (no)
׃
battle
our
verseEnd
Noun Noun
pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Ncfpc
Sp1bp

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