New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:11-18

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.

13He will also takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323for perfumersלְרַקָּח֥וֹתle.ra.ka.ChotH7548and cooksוּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתu.le.ta.ba.ChotH2879and bakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14He will takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947the bestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of your fieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704and your vineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754and your oliveוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132grovesH2132and giveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414themto his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15He will takeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237a tenthH6237of your seedוְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םve.zar.'ei.KhemH2233and of your vineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754and giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to his officersלְסָרִיסָ֖יוle.sa.ri.SavH5631and to his servantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16He will also takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your maleעַבְדֵיכֶם֩'av.dei.KhemH5650servantsH5650and your femaleשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198servantsH8198and your bestהַטּוֹבִ֛יםha.to.VimH2896youngבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970and your donkeysחֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םcha.mo.rei.KhemH2543anduseוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213themfor his workלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He will takeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237a tenthH6237of your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629,and you yourselvesH864will becomeתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961his servantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18Thenyou will cryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199out in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440of your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977for yourselves, butthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will not answerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030you in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”

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