Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 8:11-18

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.

14וְאֶת־ve.'e.tS-H853He will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947the bestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of your fieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853vineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754and olive grovesוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132and give themוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414to his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15He will take a tenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of your grainוְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םve.zar.'ei.KhemH2233and grape harvestוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754and give itוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to his officialsלְסָרִיסָ֖יוle.sa.ri.SavH5631and servantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your menservantsעַבְדֵיכֶם֩'av.dei.KhemH5650andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853maidservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your bestהַטּוֹבִ֛יםha.to.VimH2896וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853cattleבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970and donkeysחֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םcha.mo.rei.KhemH2543and putוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213themto his own useלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He will take a tenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629,and you yourselvesוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859will becomeתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961hisslavesלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18When thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931day comesבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,you will begוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199for relief fromמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977,but the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answer youיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030on thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”

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