1 Samuel 8:16

1 Samuel 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
• New International Version (NIV)Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

Context of 1 Samuel 8:16

14The king will take your best fields, vines and olive trees away from you. He will give all these to his own officers. 15He will take a tenth part of all your seeds and grapes. He will give them to his officers and servants. He will take your male and female servants for himself. He will take your best cows and your donkeys. He will use them for his own work. 17He will take a tenth of all your sheep and your goats. You yourselves will become his servants too. 18Then you will complain loudly to the Lord about your king that you have chosen to lead you. But the Lord will not answer you when you do that.’

1 Samuel 8:16 word by word

וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם֩ וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם הַטּוֹבִ֛ים וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם יִקָּ֑ח וְעָשָׂ֖ה לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he will takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• your menservantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and your maidservantsשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• and your goodliestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• and your assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and putעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to his workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the latter should be the measure of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17The king would take both people and their belongings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. he will take your fields, &c.--The circumstances mentioned here might be illustrated by exact analogies in the conduct of many Oriental monarchs in the present day.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:16

• Government
• Israel
• Monarchy
• Rulers
• Samuel

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings