1 Samuel 8:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, ‘Nay, but a king is over us,

King James Bible
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

Hebrew
Nevertheless, the people
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

refused
וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ (way·mā·’ă·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3985: To refuse

to listen
לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to Samuel.
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

“No!”
לֹּ֔א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“We must have
יִֽהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a king
מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

over us.
עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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