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1 Samuel 8:7

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

KJV

And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050 →
שְׁמַע֙she.Ma'listenH8085 →
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
לְכֹ֥לle.Kholto allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whatH834 →
יֹאמְר֖וּyo.me.Ruthey will sayH559 →
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853 →
מָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suthey have rejectedH3988 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֹתִ֥י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853 →
מָאֲס֖וּma.'a.Suthey have rejectedH3988 →
מִמְּלֹ֥ךְmi.me.Lokhfrom reigningH4427 →
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hemover themH5921 →

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Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”Exodus 16:8And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”Luke 19:14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.Hosea 13:10–11Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?1 Samuel 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”John 12:48There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.Psalms 81:11–12But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.1 Samuel 8:22“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”John 13:16Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.Isaiah 66:4So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”Numbers 22:20That night God came to Balaam and said, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”John 15:20–21Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.Matthew 10:24–25A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.1 Samuel 12:17–19Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

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