Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And of your sheep he will take the tenth: and ye shall be to him for servants.
New American Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
King James Version
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Holman Bible
He can take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves can become his servants.
International Standard Version
He will take a tenth of your flock, and you will become his servants.
A Conservative Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks. And ye shall be his servants.
American Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
Amplified
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves shall be his servants.
Bible in Basic English
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
Darby Translation
He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
King James 2000
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you [yourselves] will become his servants.
Modern King James verseion
He will take the tenth of your sheep, and you shall be his servants.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he shall take the tenth of your sheep, and ye shall be his servants.
NET Bible
He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.
New Heart English Bible
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
The Emphasized Bible
Your flocks, will he tithe, - and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.
Webster
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.
World English Bible
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
Youngs Literal Translation
your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
Themes
Government » Mosaic » Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Israel » Under the judges » Demands » King
Kings » Israel warned against seeking
Monarchy » Described by samuel
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
samuel » People desire a king; he protests
Tribute » Sometimes exacted by kings from their own subjects
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 8:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Demand For A King
16 And your servants and your maids, and your good young men, and your asses, he will take and make for his services. 17 And of your sheep he will take the tenth: and ye shall be to him for servants. 18 And ye cried out in that day from before your king which ye chose to yourselves; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.