1 Samuel 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.”

1 Samuel 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.”

1 Samuel 8:16 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 Samuel 8:16 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

1 Samuel 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.”

1 Samuel 8:16 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he will take your men seruants, and your maide seruants, and the chiefe of your yong men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.”

1 Samuel 8:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

14 Também tomará vossas terras, vossas vinhas, e vossos bons olivais, e os dará a seus servos.

15 Ele tomará o dízimo de vossas sementes e vossas vinhas, para dar a seus eunucos e a seus servos.

16 Ele tomará vossos servos, e vossas servas, e vossos bons rapazes, e vossos asnos, e com eles fará suas obras.

17 Tomará o dízimo também do vosso rebanho, e sereis seus servos.

18 E clamareis aquele dia por causa de vosso rei que vos havereis escolhido, mas o SENHOR não vos ouvirá naquele dia.

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:16 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:16 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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