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Literal Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:16
And your menservants and your maidservants, and the best of your young men and your donkeys, he takes, and has prepared for his own work;
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Christian Standard Bible®
He can take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys and use them for his work.
He can take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys and use them for his work.
Hebrew Names Version
He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
King James Version
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
Lexham English Bible
He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men and your donkeys and will use them for his projects.
He will take your male slaves and your female slaves and the best of your young men and your donkeys and will use them for his projects.
English Standard Version
He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
New Century Version
He will take your male and female servants, your best cattle, and your donkeys and use them all for his own work.
He will take your male and female servants, your best cattle, and your donkeys and use them all for his own work.
New English Translation
He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.
He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.
Amplified Bible
"He will take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
"He will take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
New American Standard Bible
"He will also take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and use them for his work.
"He will also take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and use them for his work.
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
He will also take your male slaves and your female slaves and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
He will also take your male slaves and your female slaves and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
Contemporary English Version
The king will take your slaves and your best young men and your donkeys and make them do his work.
The king will take your slaves and your best young men and your donkeys and make them do his work.
Complete Jewish Bible
He will take your male and female servants, your best young men and your donkeys, and make them work for him.
He will take your male and female servants, your best young men and your donkeys, and make them work for him.
Darby Translation
And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
Easy-to-Read Version
"A king will take your men and women servants. He will take your best cattle and your donkeys. He will use them all for his own work.
"A king will take your men and women servants. He will take your best cattle and your donkeys. He will use them all for his own work.
George Lamsa Translation
And he will take your menservants and your maidservants, and your goodly young men and your asses, and put them to his work.
And he will take your menservants and your maidservants, and your goodly young men and your asses, and put them to his work.
Good News Translation
He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work for him.
He will take your servants and your best cattle and donkeys, and make them work for him.
Literal Translation
And he will take your male slaves and your slave-girls, and the best of your young men, and your asses, and will use them for his own work.
And he will take your male slaves and your slave-girls, and the best of your young men, and your asses, and will use them for his own work.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And youre seruautes and youre maydes, and youre best yonge men, and youre asses shal he take, and do his busynes withall.
And youre seruautes and youre maydes, and youre best yonge men, and youre asses shal he take, and do his busynes withall.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shal take your men seruauntes, and maide seruauntes, young men, and the chiefe of your asses, and put them to his worke.
And he shal take your men seruauntes, and maide seruauntes, young men, and the chiefe of your asses, and put them to his worke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
And hee will take your men seruants, and your mayd seruants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.
And hee will take your men seruants, and your mayd seruants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
English Revised Version
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
Berean Standard Bible
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli he schal take awey youre seruauntis and handmaydes, and beste yong men, and assis, and schal sette in his werk.
Sotheli he schal take awey youre seruauntis and handmaydes, and beste yong men, and assis, and schal sette in his werk.
Young's Literal Translation
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;
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;
Update Bible Version
And he will take your male slaves, and your female slaves, and your goodliest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
And he will take your male slaves, and your female slaves, and your goodliest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your most choice young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.
And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your most choice young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.
World English Bible
He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
New King James Version
And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, [fn] and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, [fn] and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
New Living Translation
He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use.
He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of your cattle and donkeys for his own use.
New Life Bible
He will take your men servants and your women servants and the best of your cattle and your donkeys, and use them for his work.
He will take your men servants and your women servants and the best of your cattle and your donkeys, and use them for his work.
New Revised Standard
He will take your male and female slaves, and the best of your cattle and donkeys, and put them to his work.
He will take your male and female slaves, and the best of your cattle and donkeys, and put them to his work.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, your men-servants, and your maidservants, and your oxen, even the goodliest, and your asses, will he take, - and put them to his work;
And, your men-servants, and your maidservants, and your oxen, even the goodliest, and your asses, will he take, - and put them to his work;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Your servants also, and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, he will take away, and put them to his work.
Your servants also, and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, he will take away, and put them to his work.
Revised Standard Version
He will take your menservants and maidservants, and the best of your cattle and your asses, and put them to his work.
He will take your menservants and maidservants, and the best of your cattle and your asses, and put them to his work.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
"He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys and use them for his work.
Contextual Overview
4And all [the] elderly of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Samuel at Ramath, 5and say to him, "Behold, you have become aged, and your sons have not walked in your ways; now, appoint a king to us, to judge us, like all the nations." 6And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel when they have said, "Give a king to us, to judge us"; and Samuel prays to YHWH. 7And YHWH says to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people, to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them. 8According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even to this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods—so they are also doing to you. 9And now, listen to their voice; only, surely you certainly protest to them, and have declared to them the custom of the king who reigns over them." 10And Samuel speaks all the words of YHWH to the people who are asking [for] a king from him, 11and says, "This is the custom of the king who reigns over you: he takes your sons, and has appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots; 12also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer. 13And he takes your daughters for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 3:7 - threescore
Cross-References
Genesis 7:1
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 7:7
And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;
And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;
Genesis 7:13
On this very same day Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the Ark—
On this very same day Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the Ark—
Genesis 8:16
every living thing that [is] with you, of all flesh, among bird, and among livestock, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with you;
every living thing that [is] with you, of all flesh, among bird, and among livestock, and among every creeping thing which is creeping on the earth, bring out with you;
Genesis 8:18
And Noah goes out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;
And Noah goes out, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him;
Joshua 3:17
and the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan—established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground until all the nation has completed to pass over the Jordan.
and the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH stand on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan—established, and all Israel are passing over on dry ground until all the nation has completed to pass over the Jordan.
Joshua 4:10
And the priests carrying the Ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan until the completion of the whole thing which YHWH commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people hurry and pass over.
And the priests carrying the Ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan until the completion of the whole thing which YHWH commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people hurry and pass over.
Psalms 91:11
For He charges His messengers for you, || To keep you in all your ways,
For He charges His messengers for you, || To keep you in all your ways,
Psalms 121:8
YHWH preserves your going out and your coming in, || From now on—even for all time!
YHWH preserves your going out and your coming in, || From now on—even for all time!
Zechariah 9:11
Also You—by the blood of Your covenant, || I have sent Your prisoners out of the pit, || There is no water in it.
Also You—by the blood of Your covenant, || I have sent Your prisoners out of the pit, || There is no water in it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he will take your manservants, and your maidservants,.... Into his own family, for his own use and service, if he wants them, or likes them better than what he has:
and your goodliest young men: that are tall and lusty, comely and beautiful, of a proper stature and good aspect; and such in all countries used to be chosen for officers in courts, or attendants there; and so the Turks to this day pitch upon young men to attend on great personages, who are of a comely form, have admirable features, and are well shaped, :-,
and your asses, and put them to his work; employ them in ploughing his fields, drawing his carriages, or bearing his burdens; and so any other cattle that would serve the same purposes, as oxen, camels, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.
