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And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'
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And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
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and saith, `This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;
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also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
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`And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
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and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards -- the best -- he doth take, and hath given to his servants.
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And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
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And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men -- the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;
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your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
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And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
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And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,