1 Samuel 8:16

What does 1 Samuel 8:16 mean?

Q: What does 1 Samuel 8:16 mean?

1 Samuel 8:16 reads, “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.” Read it in seven English translations with cross-references and historical context on Devine Scripture.

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 8:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

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;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Your servants also, and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, he will take away, and put them to his work.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

v.16This passage

v.17He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

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