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1 Samuel 8:10-18

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovahuntothepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592ofhimakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11AndhesaidH559,Thiswillbeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961themannerofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thatshallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overyou:hewilltakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760themuntohim,forhischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818,andtobeH1961hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571;andtheyshallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforehischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818;

12andhewillappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760themuntohimforcaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,andcaptainsoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572;andhewillsetH7760sometoplowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790hisground,andtoreapH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105,andtomakeH7760hisinstrumentsH3627ofwarH4421,andtheinstrumentsH3627ofhischariotsH7393.

13Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323tobeperfumers,andtobecooks,andtobebakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourfieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704,andyourvineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754,andyouroliveyards,eventhebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896ofthem,andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414themtohisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15Andhewilltakeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237thetenthH6237ofyourseedH2233,andofyourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754,andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414tohisofficers,andtohisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16Andhewilltakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourmen-servants,andyourmaid-servants,andyourgoodliestyoungבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970,andyourasses,andputthemtohisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17Hewilltakethetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237ofyourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629:andyeshallbeH1961hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18Andyeshallcryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199outinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseofyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whomyeshallhavechosenH977you;andJehovahwillnotanswerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030youinthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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