Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 8:14-22

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.”

19Nevertheless, the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985to listenלִשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹלlish.Mo.a' be.KolH8085 H6963to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. “Noלֹּ֔א כִּ֥י אִם־Lo' ki 'im-H3808 H3588 H518!”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “We must haveיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.

20Then we willאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587beוְהָיִ֥ינוּ גַם־ve.ha.Yi.nu gam-H1961 H1571like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the other nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,with a kingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428to judge usוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199,to go outוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318before usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440,and to fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898אֶת־'et-H853our battlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.”

21Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֵ֖ת'etH853listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and repeated themוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22“Listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to their voiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963,”the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050. “Appointוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428for them.”Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050 H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376must go backלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980to his cityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.”

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