1 Samuel 8:16
What does 1 Samuel 8:16 mean?
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 · 2000And 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 · 1611And 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 · 1901And 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 · 1949He 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 · 1862And 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) · 1752Your 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 · 1890And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
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