Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:10-12

10And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068unto the peopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971that askedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592of him a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,This will be the mannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shall reignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over you: He will takeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and appointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760themfor himself, for his chariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818, and to behis horsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571; and someshall runוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440his chariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818.

12And he will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760him captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and will set themto plowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.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.

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