17He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.


In Context

14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants.

15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.

16 Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.

17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the Lord will not answer you in that day."

19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No!" they said. "We want a king over us.

1st Samuel 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants.