Verse 17
1 Samuel 8:17
World English Bible, British Edition
17
He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
Original Language Text
hebrew
צֹאנְ/כֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְ/אַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ ל֥/וֹ לַ/עֲבָדִֽים
English Translation
Your sheep will be tithed, and you will be to Him as servants.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
1
When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
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2
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah.
They were judges in Beer...
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3
His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain,
took bribes, and perverted j...
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4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and
came to Samuel to Ramah.
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5
They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your
ways. Now make us a king to...
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6
But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge
us.”
Samuel prayed to the L...
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7
The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that
they tell you; for they have...
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8
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought
them up out of Egypt ev...
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9
Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly
to them, and shall show th...
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10
Samuel told all the LORD’s words to the people who asked him
for a king.
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11
He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you:
he will take your sons and appo...
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12
He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of
fifties; and he will assign so...
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13
He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be
bakers.
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14
He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even
your best, and give them to hi...
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15
He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give
it to his officers and to his se...
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16
He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young
men, and your donkeys, and as...
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17
He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
18
You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have
chosen for yourselves; and the...
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19
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and
they said, “No, but we will have a king...
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20
that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge
us, and go out before us, and...
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21
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them
in the ears of the LORD.
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22
The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.”
Samuel said to the men of Is...
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