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12 (A)And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to [a]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 (B)He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his [b]servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:12 Lit plow his plowing
  2. 1 Samuel 8:14 Or slave, cf. 8:16; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”