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1 Samuel 8:14-22

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.

19Nevertheless thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971refusedוַיְמָאֲנ֣וּvay.ma.'a.NuH3985toobeyלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Nay; but we will have akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over us;

20That we also may be like all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; and that ourkingמַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙mal.Ke.nuH4428mayjudgeוּשְׁפָטָ֤נוּu.she.fa.Ta.nuH8199us, and gooutוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898ourbattlesמִלְחֲמֹתֵֽנוּ׃mil.cha.mo.Te.nuH4421.

21AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and hereportedוַֽיְדַבְּרֵ֖םvay.da.be.RemH1696them in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050,Hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֔םbe.ko.LamH6963, andmakeוְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ve.him.lakh.TaH4427them akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,GoH3212ye everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hiscityלְעִירֽוֹ׃ פle.'i.RoH5892.

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