Verse 17

{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.8.17", "source": "צֹאנְכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ־ל֥וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃", "text": "*ṣōʾnḵem* *yaʿśōr* and *wəʾattem* *tihyû*-to-him for-*laʿăḇāḏîm*.", "grammar": { "*ṣōʾnḵem*": "noun, common singular construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your flocks", "*yaʿśōr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will take a tenth", "*wəʾattem*": "conjunction + independent personal pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - and you", "*tihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will be", "*laʿăḇāḏîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - as servants" }, "variants": { "*ṣōʾnḵem*": "your flock/sheep/small livestock", "*yaʿśōr*": "he will take a tenth/tithe/tax one-tenth", "*tihyû*": "you will be/become", "*laʿăḇāḏîm*": "as servants/slaves" } }

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