New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:10-12

10So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068tothe peopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971who had askedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592of him a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֗הZehH2088will be theprocedureמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you:he will takeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121and placeוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760themfor himself in his chariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818and among his horsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571andthey will runוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his chariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818.

12He will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760for himself commandersH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, and some todoוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790his plowingחֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.ShoH2758and to reapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114his harvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105and to makeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213his weaponsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421and equipmentוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627for his chariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

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