1 Samuel 8:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

צֹאנְכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֖ם תִּֽהְיוּ־ל֥וֹ לַעֲבָדִֽים׃

Transliteration

ṣōʾnḵem yaʿśōr and wəʾattem tihyû-to-him for-laʿăḇāḏîm.

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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