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1 Samuel 8:11-14

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This will be themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428that shallreignיִמְלֹ֖ךְyim.LokhH4427over you: He willtakeיִקָּ֗חyi.KachH3947yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֣םbe.nei.KhemH1121, andappointוְשָׂ֥םve.SamH7760them for himself, for hischariotsבְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbe.mer.kav.ToH4818, and to be hishorsemenוּבְפָרָשָׁ֔יוu.ve.fa.ra.ShavH6571; and some shallrunוְרָצ֖וּve.ra.TzuH7323beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440hischariotsמֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃mer.kav.ToH4818.

12And he willappointוְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.SumH7760himcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269overthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269overfiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572; and will set them totillוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.RoshH2790hisgroundחֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.ShoH2758, and toreapוְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.TzorH7114hisharvestקְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.RoH7105, and tomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213hisinstrumentsכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.ToH4421, andinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of hischariotsרִכְבּֽוֹ׃rikh.BoH7393.

13And he willtakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to beperfumersלְרַקָּח֥וֹתle.ra.ka.ChotH7548, 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 youroliveyardsוְזֵיתֵיכֶ֛םve.zei.tei.KhemH2132, even thebestהַטּוֹבִ֖יםha.to.VimH2896of them, andgiveוְנָתַ֖ןve.na.TanH5414them to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650.

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