1 Samuel 8:17
1 Samuel · שמואל א · Nevi'im · 31 chapters · 811 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (6 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
וְזַרְעֵיכֶם וְכַרְמֵיכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְנָתַן לְסָרִיסָיו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְחוֹתֵיכֶם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶם הַטּוֹבִים וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶם יִקָּח וְעָשָׂה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ
And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
צֹאנְכֶם יַעְשֹׂר וְאַתֶּם תִּֽהְיוּ־לוֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים
He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
וּזְעַקְתֶּם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִלִּפְנֵי מַלְכְּכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם לָכֶם וְלֹֽא־יַעֲנֶה יְהוָה אֶתְכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.’
וַיְמָאֲנוּ הָעָם לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹּא כִּי אִם־מֶלֶךְ יִֽהְיֶה עָלֵֽינוּ
But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: ‘Nay; but there shall be a king over us;