1 Samuel 8:17
15 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
16 And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
- KJV
- He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
- WEB
- He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
- ASV
- He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
- DARBY
- He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
- BLB
- He will take a tenth of your⁺ flock, and you⁺ will be his slaves.
- ÅB
- Av deres småfe vil han ta tiende, og dere selv skal være hans slaver.
- OTB
- Han vil ta en tiendedel av deres småfe, og dere vil bli hans tjenere.
- B1930
- Av eders småfe vil han ta tiende, og I selv skal være hans træler.