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1 Samuel 8:11-18

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.

15And he will take thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of 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 maleservantsעַבְדֵיכֶם֩'av.dei.KhemH5650, and your femaleservantsשִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshif.Cho.tei.KhemH8198, and your mostchoiceהַטּוֹבִ֛יםha.to.VimH2896youngmenבַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םba.chu.rei.KhemH970, and yourdonkeysחֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םcha.mo.rei.KhemH2543, andputוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213them to hisworkלִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃lim.lakh.ToH4399.

17He will take thetenthיַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.SorH6237of yoursheepצֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.KhemH6629: and ye shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִֽים׃la.'a.va.DimH5650.

18And ye shall cryoutוּזְעַקְתֶּם֙u.ze.'ak.TemH2199in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117becauseמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of yourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֔םmal.ke.KhemH4428which ye shall havechosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977for yourselves; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will nothearיַעֲנֶ֧הya.'a.NehH6030you in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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