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1 Samuel 8:11-13

11He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֗הZehH2088will beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961the mannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921אֶת־'et-H853:He will takeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and appointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760them to servehis own chariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818and horsesוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571,and to runוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323in front ofלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his chariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818.

12He will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760some for himselfas commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and ofוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,and others to plowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790his groundחֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.ShoH2758,to reapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114his harvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105,and to makeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213his weaponsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421and equipmentוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627for his chariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to beperfumersלְרַקָּח֥וֹתle.ra.ka.ChotH7548,cooksוּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתu.le.ta.ba.ChotH2879,and bakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

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