King James Version

1 Samuel 8:17

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

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צֹאנְכֶ֖םtsonkhemflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).יַעְשֹׂ֑רyasorgive the tenthעָשַׂרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give the tenth”, an unfinished actionH6237to tithe, i.e. to take or give atenth[idiom] surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), [idiom] truly.וְאַתֶּ֖םveatemand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תִּֽהְיוּtihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלַעֲבָדִֽיםlaavadimto servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ ποίμνια ὑμῶν ἀποδεκατώσει, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθε αὐτῷ δοῦλοι.