King James Version

1 Samuel 8:20

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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וְהָיִ֥ינוּvehayinvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.גַםgamalsoגַּםadverb — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אֲנַ֖חְנוּanachnvweאֲנַחְנוּpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, plural — “we”H587weourselves, us, we.כְּכָלkekhalas allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַגּוֹיִ֑םhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּushefatanvand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and judge”, a completed action in a sequenceH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.מַלְכֵּ֨נוּ֙malkenvkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.וְיָצָ֣אveyatsaand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, a completed action in a sequenceH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לְפָנֵ֔ינוּlefaneynvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְנִלְחַ֖םvenilchamand devourלָחַםconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and devour”, a completed action in a sequenceH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּmilchamotenvbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “battle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'

World English 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.”

Darby Translation

that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

Douay-Rheims

And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and tight our battles for us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐσόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς καθὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη· καὶ δικάσει ἡμᾶς βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἔμπροσθεν ἡμῶν, καὶ πολεμήσει τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν.