1 Samuel 8
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1 Samuel 8:11-16

11And he saidH559, This will beH1961 the manner of the kingH4428 that shall reignH4427 over you: he will takeH3947 your sonsH1121, and appointH7760 them unto him, for his chariotsH4818, and to beH1961 his horsemenH6571; and they shall runH7323 before his chariotsH4818; 12and he will appointH7760 them unto him for captains of thousandsH505, and captains of fiftiesH2572; and he will setH7760 some to plowH2790 his ground, and to reapH7114 his harvestH7105, and to makeH7760 his instrumentsH3627 of warH4421, and the instrumentsH3627 of his chariotsH7393. 13And he will takeH3947 your daughtersH1323 to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakersH644. 14And he will takeH3947 your fieldsH7704, and your vineyardsH3754, and your oliveyards, even the bestH2896 of them, and giveH5414 them to his servantsH5650. 15And he will takeH6237 the tenthH6237 of your seedH2233, and of your vineyardsH3754, and giveH5414 to his officers, and to his servantsH5650. 16And he will takeH3947 your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest youngH970 menH970, and your asses, and put them to his workH4399.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain