1 Samuel 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.”

1 Samuel 8:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

15 El diezmará vuestras simientes y vuestras viñas, para dar á sus eunucos y á sus siervos.

16 El tomará vuestros siervos, y vuestras siervas, y vuestros buenos mancebos, y vuestros asnos, y con ellos hará sus obras.

17 Diezmará también vuestro rebaño, y seréis sus siervos.

18 Y clamaréis aquel día á causa de vuestro rey que os habréis elegido, mas Jehová no os oirá en aquel día.

19 Empero el pueblo no quiso oir la voz de Samuel; antes dijeron: No, sino que habrá rey sobre nosotros:

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:17 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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