Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 8:14-17

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.

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