1 Samuel 8:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 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 maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [male] servants your | עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ | 'av-dei-KHEM | H5650 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| female servants your | שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם | shif-CHO-tei-KHEM | H8198 | maidservantשִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) 1) maid, maid-servant, slavegirl 1a) maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress) 1b) of address, speaker, humility (fig) |
| young men your | בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם | ba-chu-rei-KHEM | H0970 | youthבָּחוּר (ba.chur) youth, young man |
| the good | הַטּוֹבִ֛ים | ha-to-VIM | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| donkeys your | חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם | cha-mo-rei-KHEM | H2543 | donkeyחֲמוֹר (cha.mor) (he) ass |
| he will take | יִקָּ֑ח | yi-KACH | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| and he will use [them] | וְעָשָׂ֖ה | ve-'a-SAH | H6213A | to make: doעָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made |
| for work his | לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ | lim-lakh-TO | H4399 | workמְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) 1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.