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1 Samuel 8:15-18

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.

17He will take the tenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of your sheepצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629:and ye shall be his servantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18And ye shall cry outוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428which ye shall have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977you; and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will not hearיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030you in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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