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1 Samuel 8:12-16

12And he will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760him captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and will set themto earוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790his groundחֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.ShoH2758,and to reapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114his harvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105,and to makeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213his instrumentsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,and instrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of his chariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13And he will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to beconfectionariesלְרַקָּח֥וֹתle.ra.ka.ChotH7548, and to becooksוּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתu.le.ta.ba.ChotH2879, and to bebakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14And he will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your fieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704,and your vineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754,and your oliveyardsוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132, eventhe bestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of them,and giveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414themto his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15And he will take the tenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of your seedוְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םve.zar.'ei.KhemH2233,and of your vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754,and giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to his officersלְסָרִיסָ֖יוle.sa.ri.SavH5631,and to his servantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16And he will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your menservantsעַבְדֵיכֶם֩'av.dei.KhemH5650,and your maidservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198,and your goodliestהַטּוֹבִ֛יםha.to.VimH2896young menבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970,and your assesחֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םcha.mo.rei.KhemH2543,and putוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213themto his workלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

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