1 Samuel 8:17 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

צֹאנְכֶ֖םtzon.Khemflock[s] your

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:17 word 1

יַעְשֹׂ֑רya'.Sorhe will take a tenth

Lemma: עָשַׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6237

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to tithe

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 28:22, Deuteronomy 14:22, Deuteronomy 26:12, 1 Samuel 8:15, Nehemiah 10:37, Nehemiah 10:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6237; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:17 word 2

וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand you

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:17 word 3

תִּֽהְיוּ\־tih.yu-you will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:17 word 4

לַעֲבָדִֽים\׃la.'a.va.Dim<into> servants

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:17 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He will take a tenth	→	עָשַׂר H6237 to tithe
of your flocks	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and you yourselves	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
will become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
his	→
slaves	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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