Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 8:10-18

10AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068unto thepeopleהָעָ֕םha.'AmH5971thataskedהַשֹּׁאֲלִ֥יםha.sho.'a.LimH7592of him akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This will be themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427overyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834: he willtakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121, andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760them unto him, for hischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818, and to be hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571; and they shallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818:

12and he willappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760them unto him forcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and he willsetH7760some toplowוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790his ground, and toreapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105, and tomakeH7760hisinstrumentsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421, and theinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of hischariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to be confectionaries, and to becooksוּלְטַבָּח֖וֹתu.le.ta.ba.ChotH2879, and to bebakersוּלְאֹפֽוֹת׃u.le.'o.FotH644.

14And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourfieldsשְׂ֠דֽוֹתֵיכֶםSe.Do.tei.khemH7704, and yourvineyardsכַּרְמֵיכֶ֧םkar.mei.KhemH3754, and your oliveyards,evenH853thebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of them, andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414them to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

15And he willtakeיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237thetenthH6237of yourseedוְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥םve.zar.'ei.KhemH2233, and of yourvineyardsוְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖םve.khar.mei.KhemH3754, andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414to hisofficersלְסָרִיסָ֖יוle.sa.ri.SavH5631, and to hisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.va.DavH5650.

16And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947your menservants, and yourmaidservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198, and your goodliestyoungבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970menH970, and your asses, andputH3947them to hisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He willtakeתִּֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of yourflocksצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629: and ye shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18And ye shallcryוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199outH2199in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseH834of yourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428whichH834ye shall havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977youH834; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030youH834in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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