The Scriptures 1998

1 Samuel 8:13-22 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

13. “And your daughters he is going to take to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

14. “And the best of your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-trees he is going to take and give them to his servants.

15. “And a tenth of your grain and your vintage he is going to take and give it to his officers and servants.

16. “And your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys he is going to take and use for his own work.

17. “A tenth of your sheep he is going to take, and you are to be his servants.

18. “And you shall cry out in that day because of your sovereign whom you have chosen for yourselves, but יהוה is not going to answer you in that day.”

19. However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Shemu’ĕl, and said, “No, but let a sovereign be over us.

20. Then we shall be, we also, like all the nations, and our sovereign shall rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”

21. And Shemu’ĕl heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of יהוה.

22. And יהוה said to Shemu’ĕl, “Listen to their voice, and make them a sovereign.” And Shemu’ĕl said to the men of Yisra’ĕl, “Each of you go to his city.”