וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנֵּה֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם לִ֑י וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃
And Shemuʾel said to all Yisraʾel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Refers to Shemuʾel speaking.
- שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (Shemuʾel) – Root: שׁמואל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shemuʾel”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (el-kol-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (Yisraʾel); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to all Yisraʾel”; Notes: Indicates the audience.
- הִנֵּה֙ (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces an important statement.
- שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי (shamaʿti) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have listened”; Notes: Expresses completed action.
- בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔ם (be-qolchem) – Root: קול (qol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to your voice”; Notes: Direct object of the verb.
- לְכֹ֥ל (le-khol) – Root: כל (kol); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “to all”; Notes: Emphasizes totality.
- אֲשֶׁר־אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (asher-ʾamartem) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “that you have said”; Notes: Refers to past speech.
- לִ֑י (li) – Root: ל (l); Form: Preposition + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Specifies direction of speech.
- וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ (va-ʾamlikh) – Root: מלך (malakh); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 1st person singular; Translation: “and I have set as king”; Notes: Causative form.
- עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (ʿalekhem) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “over you”; Notes: Indicates authority.
- מֶֽלֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a king”; Notes: The object of the verb.