New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 8:15-18

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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