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1 Samuel 8:17

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

KJV

Greges quoque vestros addecimabit, vosque eritis ei servi.

Vulgate

καὶ τὰ ποίμνια ὑμῶν ἀποδεκατώσει· καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθε αὐτῷ δοῦλοι.

LXX

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

ASV

צֹאנְ/כֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְ/אַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ ל֥/וֹ לַ/עֲבָדִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יַעְשֹׂ֑ר
y'shr
verb · 9×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:8 — And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let
  • Heb 7:2 — To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;